Numbers Stations

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Who owns recordings of numbers stations?

Who owns recordings of numbers stations? 06/22/2004 10:33 AM
Interesting summary of a case where an indie label sued a major for copyright infringment, and where the indie is totally and utterly in the wrong.

Irdial is a tiny label that released a CD of intercepts from "numbers stations" -- the radio stations where a neutral voice recites mysterious numbers and codes, presumed to be part of the international espionage system.

WEA is the major label for Wilco, whose album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot samples the numbers stations recordings on Irdial's album.

Irdium sued WEA for copyright infringement -- in other words, they claimed that they owned the mysterious voices that float in the ether all around us at every hour of the day and night. They claimed that they, and not the spook who recited the words Yankee Hotel Foxtrot into his mic over and over again, were somehow the creators of the mysterious broadcast. Unfortunately, WEA settled instead of countersuing Irdium into a smoking heap of slag for proffering this notion that absolutely offends reason.

Joe Graz has some analysis on his blog:

They claim, first, that their recording is unique because of the radio interference that surrounds it, and that this interference gives them a copyright in the recording. Second, they edited the recording to make it more interesting. Third, they processed the recording to make it clearer . Each of these, they say, gives them exclusive rights in their recording.

I don't know UK copyright law very well, so I don't know whether this claim has more merit there. But under American law, Irdial probably would have lost had the case gone to trial. First, simply recording a radio broadcast does not give a person rights in the recording. A recording of a preexisting transmission does not have the requisite originality for copyrightability. Second, Irdial's editing may have been sufficient "selection and arrangement" to give rise to a copyright in the whole track, preventing wholesale verbatim copying. But from the description they give, there were no edits within the "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" sample; the sample Wilco used was an unedited slice of Irdial's source material, and thus Irdial's edits cannot have given rise to copyright in the sample. Finally, the equalization and processing. Irdial admits that the EQ was "to remove noise" – not for any creative purpose.

Link (via Copyfight)

Portable Phone Numbers = Market for Cool
Numbers

Portable Phone Numbers = Market for Cool
Numbers 02/15/2004 10:32 AM

More on cellphones and gas stations

More on cellphones and gas stations 12/29/2003 03:02 PM
A few readers wrote in regarding our post Saturday about cellphones and whether or not using one can accidentally spark a fire at a gas...

Stations Of The Cross

Stations Of The Cross 06/22/2005 02:58 AM
Stations Of The Cross, a piece on "faith-based" news outlets from the May/June Columbia Journalism Review: "In recent months, evangelical broadcasters have dedicated program after program to bemoaning 'judicial tyranny,' and urging audiences to agitate for the 'nuclear option' — changing Senate rules so Democrats can no longer filibuster and thereby block nominees they oppose....All the while, the dizzying blend of God, news, and politics that he [Pat Robertson] has crafted and honed was bouncing off satellites, winding through thousands of cable systems, rippling over the airwaves, and glowing on television screens across America." [Via HighSignal]

RNC misleading local stations

RNC misleading local stations 03/08/2004 11:07 PM

Abandoned Railway Stations

Abandoned Railway Stations 03/20/2003 08:30 AM
Servi ceton is a small railway town on the border of South Australia and Victoria, and was once a means for traders to escape taxes when travelling between the colonies, due to errors made when surveying the state borders. No train has stopped here since 1986, and now only a handful of people remain in the town, a sad downfall that Tom Waits has immortalized in song. But abandoned railway stations, closed as populations decline or trade routes change, exist the world over, in the city and in the country, and yes, even in France. They look like great places to explore.

Stations Get E-Mails to Oust Dan Rather
(AP)

Stations Get E-Mails to Oust Dan Rather
(AP) 09/23/2004 03:33 PM
AP - Station managers at several CBS affiliates said Thursday they appear to be a target of a national e-mail campaign placing pressure on the network to oust Dan Rather as anchorman of the "CBS Evening News."

New: WeatherHawk weather stations

New: WeatherHawk weather stations 06/24/2004 11:24 AM
WeatherHawk released Mac OS X software for its personal weather stations (previously Windows only).

New Orleans Stations Pass on Gas Ads
(AP)

New Orleans Stations Pass on Gas Ads
(AP) 06/22/2005 02:18 AM
AP - Two New Orleans radio stations apparently don't think there's anything funny about passing Gas. Marketing folks for Shoney's thought they had come up with a humorous radio spot promoting the restaurant's breakfast buffet.

Swiss Trains, Stations Get Access

Swiss Trains, Stations Get Access 07/16/2004 01:35 PM
Swiss Federal Railways is adding Wi-Fi to seven stations initially; more to follow, along with trains: Starting later this year, another 26 stations will have Internet access, too. By fall 2005, a number of east-west trains will have en route service added....

AOL Will Offer 20 Stations of XM
Satellite Radio for Fee

AOL Will Offer 20 Stations of XM
Satellite Radio for Fee 04/11/2005 11:27 PM
XM will also provide programming on AOL Web sites for an expanded free radio service supported by advertising.

Multicast from Orinoco wireless stations

Multicast from Orinoco wireless stations 12/20/2003 03:47 PM
Andrew Daviel (Dec 20 2003)

Most Comprehensive RF Subsystems for 3G
and 4G Base Stations

Most Comprehensive RF Subsystems for 3G
and 4G Base Stations 09/08/2004 05:28 AM
3G Sep 8 2004 8:58AM GMT

T-Mobile Fuels Texaco Stations with
Wi-Fi

T-Mobile Fuels Texaco Stations with
Wi-Fi 04/21/2004 03:53 PM
T-Mobile's hot-spot service is now available at more than 100 Texaco service stations in the United Kingdom.

RF Subsystems for 3G and 4G Wideband
Base Stations

RF Subsystems for 3G and 4G Wideband
Base Stations 09/15/2004 03:34 AM
3G Sep 15 2004 7:19AM GMT

Amtrak to offer Wi-Fi in six Northeast
stations

Amtrak to offer Wi-Fi in six Northeast
stations 02/10/2004 02:43 AM
Amtrak and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. have inked a deal to put wireless Internet access in six of the railroad's stations along the Northeast Corridor. "Amtrak is excited to be able to offer our customers another way to meld their busy schedules and the work they need to get done," Sally Bellet, Amtrak vice president of real estate development, said in a statement. "Our arrangement with a proven wireless carrier such as AT&T Wireless is just the thing to help keep Amtrak travelers and station visitors connected to their e-mail and the Internet."

Wi-Fi rides into Amtrak rail stations

Wi-Fi rides into Amtrak rail stations 01/26/2004 07:35 PM
The company is expanding its Wi-Fi service to six Northeastern train stations, in a move to further attract business travelers.

London's ghost tube-stations

London's ghost tube-stations 04/10/2004 07:14 PM
This site is devoted to the 40-some abandoned and ghost tube stations on the London Underground, including accounts of guided tours. Link (via Pirotcar)

3G Coverage for Tokyo Metro Stations

3G Coverage for Tokyo Metro Stations 07/07/2004 06:06 AM
3G Jul 7 2004 10:30AM GMT

Iraq police stations 'attacked'

Iraq police stations 'attacked' 06/24/2004 01:45 AM
Several people are reported dead in a number of attacks in the Iraqi towns of Ramadi and Baquba.

prince simulcast on 5 Viacom stations
wed.

prince simulcast on 5 Viacom stations
wed. 04/26/2004 08:17 PM
the biggest promo of this sort that he's pulled off

Gas Stations Sell DSL and Cheap Gas in
Ohio

Gas Stations Sell DSL and Cheap Gas in
Ohio 12/27/2003 02:59 AM
At least that's what the signs say. I snapped the first picture while driving back from visiting my grandmother last night and WarDriving Toledo. I was amused by the fact that Diesel was shortened to "DSL" on the sign. And, of course, I just happened to have my camera with me. I'm not sure how many bytes come in a gallon of DSL, but hey it's only $1.59! And, just for those of you on the East Coast or...

Technology Related Radio Stations

Technology Related Radio Stations 07/12/2004 08:58 PM

Thanks to Lockergnome for the link but if you are into listening to Technical Radio Stations online here is a link with a long list of shows. [www.kalnet.com/~ussr over/excel.html]

Police stations 'need makeover'

Police stations 'need makeover' 12/30/2004 02:50 AM
Police stations need to completely overhaul their design to make the public feel more welcome, a think tank says.

No computerised data on CNG, petrol
stations

No computerised data on CNG, petrol
stations 12/06/2003 10:13 PM
Daily Times Dec 6 2003 9:33PM ET

"London's ghost tube-stations"

"London's ghost tube-stations" 04/13/2004 09:53 AM

Let A Million Pirate Radio Stations
Bloom!

Let A Million Pirate Radio Stations
Bloom! 05/07/2004 01:28 PM
Pirate radio stations are nothing new, but one guy is now trying to train more people in how to set up their own pirate radio station (with the more politically safe sounding name: microbroadcasting), with the idea of creating a (radio) wave of civil disobedience about how the FCC allocates radio licenses. Of course, plenty of radio broadcasters aren't too thrilled about this idea and are fighting heavily against it. The pirate stations are mostly breaking the law, and it's unlikely enough of them will show up to make a major difference. Besides, you have to wonder why it's worth bothering with radio anymore. Why not just set up a station online?

CNN.com - RNC tells TV stations not to
run anti-Bush ads - Mar 7, 2004

CNN.com - RNC tells TV stations not to
run anti-Bush ads - Mar 7, 2004 03/08/2004 11:16 PM

Transceiver now boosts most AirPort Base
Stations

Transceiver now boosts most AirPort Base
Stations 03/14/2005 04:37 PM
QuickerTek Inc. on Thursday announced that its 27dBm Transceiver will work with all AirPort Base Stations, excluding the tiny AirPort Express. The transceiver boosts the output power of AirPort Base Stations and AirPort Extreme Base Stations to 500 milliwatts (Mw) -- the most allowable by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). AirPort Base Stations can only output 30Mw by themselves.

Radio stations vow to speed digital
moves

Radio stations vow to speed digital
moves 01/05/2005 03:54 PM
Big broadcast giants say they plan to move faster toward Net-like airwaves, as popularity of satellite radio surges.

Simplified Tests on 3G WCDMA Base
Stations

Simplified Tests on 3G WCDMA Base
Stations 12/22/2004 01:33 AM
3G Dec 21 2004 9:18AM GMT

First computerised weather stations
planned for Malawi

First computerised weather stations
planned for Malawi 09/22/2004 11:47 AM
SciDev.Net Sep 22 2004 3:26PM GMT

Car Bombs Hit Police Stations in Iraq's
Basra

Car Bombs Hit Police Stations in Iraq's
Basra 04/21/2004 12:46 AM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 21 2004 4:55AM GMT

CNN.com - RNC tells TV stations not to
run anti-Bush ads - Mar 7, 2004

CNN.com - RNC tells TV stations not to
run anti-Bush ads - Mar 7, 2004 03/08/2004 11:12 PM
Republican National Committee sends letters to tv stations saying don't run MoveOn.org ads .. Dirty election, 2004 - round 1 .. Motivation

cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/07/moveon.ads/index.html
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Al-Sadr militia leaves police stations

Al-Sadr militia leaves police stations 04/12/2004 02:03 PM

Sulfur Shuts 500 Shell, Texaco Stations
(AP)

Sulfur Shuts 500 Shell, Texaco Stations
(AP) 05/28/2004 07:51 PM
AP - Just before the heavy-driving Memorial Day weekend, more than 500 Shell and Texaco stations in the South have stopped selling gasoline because of high sulfur levels that can ruin vehicle fuel gauges and make an empty tank appear full.

Fujitsu Guns GaN HEMT for 3G Base
Stations

Fujitsu Guns GaN HEMT for 3G Base
Stations 12/09/2003 08:24 AM
Wireless Watch Japan Dec 9 2003 7:48AM ET

Panasonic Ship 3G Wireless Base Stations

Panasonic Ship 3G Wireless Base Stations 11/07/2003 07:44 AM
3G Nov 7 2003 7:23AM ET

DoCoMo introduces micro 3G base stations

DoCoMo introduces micro 3G base stations 11/02/2003 03:10 AM
Telecoms.com Nov 2 2003 2:19AM ET
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