Re: Broken again :(

Mayhem & Chaos Coordinator (robert nospam at moon.eorbit.net)
Tue, 14 Dec 1999 13:37:11 -0800

> > Are you adding lyrics support so that the actual lyrics will be stored
> > in the CD Index server? If so, that's not a good idea. If we do that,
> > the RIAA will shut us down faster than you can say 'Napster'.
> Napster has a company behind the product that can be sued.
> With a de-centralised system using NNTP that is not possible.

The CD Index is associated with EMusic and as long as there is even the
slightest association, this will give the RIAA something to grab on to no
matter how ludicrous the claim may be. Plus, I would really like to play a
good game and not piss off other companies or legal bodies. Escient is the
notable exception here, of course.

> Do we like the idea of linking to a page that only displays 8 lines of
> lyrics at once and has no option to scroll backwards or forwards??

No I don't like it. But I really dislike the idea of fighting battles over
and over again. Its the same as not reusing code and reinventing the wheel.
The folks at lyrics.ch have dealt with Harry Fox -- why should we have to
deal with them again?

--ruaok Freezerburn! All else is only icing. -- Soul Coughing

Robert Kaye -- robert nospam at moon.eorbit.net http://moon.eorbit.net/~robert