[grc] DMCA rules and where they apply to Terrestrial Radio Only -- (they do not!)

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Another area where I had difficulty with Donna,had to to with the below Digital Media (DMCA) rules:
   
   
   -  No more than 4 tracks by the same featured artist (or from a compilation album) may be transmitted to the same listener within a 3 hour period (and no more than 3 of those tracks may be transmitted consecutively).
   -  No more than 3 tracks from the same album may be transmitted to the same listener within a 3 hour period (and no more than 2 of those tracks may be transmitted consecutively).

I pointed out that these were Digital Media rules that did not appear to apply to Terrestrial Radio.
Donna had posted a document online that indicated that these rules were for stations that did online streaming.I couldn't find any reference to it affecting terrestrial stations that chose to stay away from online streaming.When I asked Donna to provide documentation proving that Terrestrial Only stations had to follow these rules,she never followed up, and dropped the conversation.
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The bottom line is that these Digital Media rules should not even exist, and should be fought tooth and nail.
Read the article below about how stations couldn't play David Bowie as a tribute 
due to this rule that NEEDS to be abolished.Why Radio Stations Probably Couldn't Just Play David Bowie Music As A Tribute: Copyright Law Is Messed Up | Techdirt



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