THE CELESTIAL JUKEBOX.
THE CELESTIAL JUKEBOX. Jim Capo introduced me to the concept of the “Celestial Jukebox” the other night (the term was coined by a law professor, Paul Goldstein). The idea is that technology will soon permit a person to hear any music ever written, at any time and at any place. There are a variety of economic and legal regimes proposed for this new world. I was taken aback when Jim said that one of the proposed regimes is that technology will permit the copyright holder (the song writer) to charge for each use of his material. Many think that the copyright holder should be able to do this. Kids, think of paying a royalty fee each time you play a favorite song on your iPOD. Jim pointed out that there is going to be a huge legislative struggle about these issues. Jim also sent me this link and this link about the issues.