95 Triple X in the Big Apple

[Will]

I happened to catch a few minutes of Elvis Duran on Z100 this morning.  Imagine my surprise when I heard audio from the Mike and Sean Paul morning show (as Elvis called it).  Apparently, 95 Triple X has been recording the "phone taps" from Z100, and rebroadcasting the audio themselves.

My question about this is what are the legalities surrounding this?  After all, I can't imagine that CC is being compensated for use of their intellectual property.  Does anybody else know of anything like this happening in radio?  Is there any legal precedent here?

[Jim]

> I happened to catch a few minutes of Elvis Duran on Z100
> this morning.  Imagine my surprise when I heard audio from
> the Mike and Sean Paul morning show (as Elvis called it).
> Apparently, 95 Triple X has been recording the "phone taps"
> from Z100, and rebroadcasting the audio themselves.
>
> My question about this is what are the legalities
> surrounding this?  After all, I can't imagine that CC is
> being compensated for use of their intellectual property.
> Does anybody else know of anything like this happening in
> radio?  Is there any legal precedent here?
>

Both stations are probably buying these bits from a service.

[Will]

> Both stations are probably buying these bits from a service.

Nah...Z100 creates them in-house, I believe.

[Oldbones]

> > Both stations are probably buying these bits from a
> service.
>
> Nah...Z100 creates them in-house, I believe.
>

Do they syndicate them perhaps?

[Will]

> > > Both stations are probably buying these bits from a
> > service.
> >
> > Nah...Z100 creates them in-house, I believe.
> >
>
> Do they syndicate them perhaps?

If they did, I don't think Elvis would say on the radio that "this station in Burlington copies us."  There's probably a reason why he's talking about this on the show.

[redjackryan]

> If they did, I don't think Elvis would say on the radio that
> "this station in Burlington copies us."  There's probably a
> reason why he's talking about this on the show.
>

They have turned this into a bit on the Z Morning Zoo.  If you listen closely you can tell that they are putting on their lack of knowledge.  They refer to the station by a different name each time(they once called them B95) but they always get the call letters correct.  After ranting for a few minutes they always take some phone calls from listeners who continue the rant.  From the listener's end, it is a very successful bit.

[comedy]

> If they did, I don't think Elvis would say on the radio
> that
> > "this station in Burlington copies us."  There's probably
> a
> > reason why he's talking about this on the show.
> >
>
> They have turned this into a bit on the Z Morning Zoo.  If
> you listen closely you can tell that they are putting on
> their lack of knowledge.  They refer to the station by a
> different name each time(they once called them B95) but they
> always get the call letters correct.  After ranting for a
> few minutes they always take some phone calls from listeners
> who continue the rant.  From the listener's end, it is a
> very successful bit.
>

*****************************************************************
Here is your definitive answer to your questions.
1. We are well aware of the shows real name and call letters. There is no lack of knowledge. Thanks
2. The bits in question are our Phone Taps (Phone scams) that we do for REAL! In house. We do not syndicate them
3. Many of them are being recorded, transcribed and re-voiced by the aforementioned station. They even re-recorded our Phone Tap stager and closer tag lines. In fact, most of their show is a copy of ours down to their banchmarks, benchmark times and their web site which copied our old one in color and layout
4. Yes, it has becaome a very succesful bit to point this out to our listeners on occasion. We even had one of their Phone Scam actors call in and tell us how they were recruited in a mall to act out a phone call.

Enjoy....I hope that clears things up.
(Z NY)

[Will]

> Here is your definitive answer to your questions.
> 1. We are well aware of the shows real name and call
> letters. There is no lack of knowledge. Thanks
> 2. The bits in question are our Phone Taps (Phone scams)
> that we do for REAL! In house. We do not syndicate them
> 3. Many of them are being recorded, transcribed and
> re-voiced by the aforementioned station. They even
> re-recorded our Phone Tap stager and closer tag lines. In
> fact, most of their show is a copy of ours down to their
> banchmarks, benchmark times and their web site which copied
> our old one in color and layout
> 4. Yes, it has becaome a very succesful bit to point this
> out to our listeners on occasion. We even had one of their
> Phone Scam actors call in and tell us how they were
> recruited in a mall to act out a phone call.
>
> Enjoy....I hope that clears things up.
> (Z NY)

I like how the New Yorker goes out of his way to say he's not ignorant with his first point.  Typical.  That said, glad to get the real deal.

[comedy]

> > Here is your definitive answer to your questions.
> > 1. We are well aware of the shows real name and call
> > letters. There is no lack of knowledge. Thanks
> > 2. The bits in question are our Phone Taps (Phone scams)
> > that we do for REAL! In house. We do not syndicate them
> > 3. Many of them are being recorded, transcribed and
> > re-voiced by the aforementioned station. They even
> > re-recorded our Phone Tap stager and closer tag lines. In
> > fact, most of their show is a copy of ours down to their
> > banchmarks, benchmark times and their web site which
> copied
> > our old one in color and layout
> > 4. Yes, it has becaome a very succesful bit to point this
> > out to our listeners on occasion. We even had one of their
>
> > Phone Scam actors call in and tell us how they were
> > recruited in a mall to act out a phone call.
> >
> > Enjoy....I hope that clears things up.
> > (Z NY)
>
> I like how the New Yorker goes out of his way to say he's
> not ignorant with his first point.  Typical.  That said,
> glad to get the real deal.
>

And leave it to a NON New Yorker to thinks it's okay to have people think you're wrong (or ignorant) and not point out that you're not, then post incorrect comments about a show that was deliberelty saying the station name wrong to show we don't care that much about them. That said, you're welcome!

[Will]

> And leave it to a NON New Yorker to thinks it's okay to have
> people think you're wrong (or ignorant) and not point out
> that you're not, then post incorrect comments about a show
> that was deliberelty saying the station name wrong to show
> we don't care that much about them. That said, you're
> welcome!

Ha ha...nobody disrespects the Z, bro.  We know that you guys know what's up.  I didn't think you'd respond to that.  I'm surprised to see that kind of insecurity from somebody who works at the Z.