In the latest ruling, the Copyright Royalty Board judges denied all motions for rehearing and also declined to postpone a May 15 deadline by which the new royalties will have to be collected. Talk of the ruling dominated a one-day meeting of Internet radio broadcasters being held in Las Vegas alongside ...
svextra.com
Let's hope so, because it's clear the music industry can't even be trusted to look after its own best interests, much less those of the listeners. As Mike at Techdirt notes, " The end result, of course, is actually going to hurt the music industry greatly . Webcasting has always been a huge promotional driver for artists -- especially niche artists who wouldn't get any publicity any other way.
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moconews.net
BW : The CRB clarified that its decision applies not only to Web-based radio stations, but also to any company broadcasting music over mobile networks. This decision can be aplied on everyone from Mercora, which allows users to download its radio-playing software onto smartphones for listening to Webcasts via mobiles, to music services powered by mobile carriers themselves.
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copyfight.corante.com
. In an interesting twist, writes Olga Kharif for Businessweek's Tech Beat, the CRB ruling is drawn quite broadly , meaning that for the first time fees will apply to "any company broadcasting music over cellular networks." Kharif seems to think that the big cell providers will not want the Cartel chewing away at their profit margins and thus will move Congress to act.
Found 460 days, 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 33 seconds ago
insomniaradio.net
According to CNN.com , Internet Radio just got stabbed in the back. SoundExchange, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to collect royalties on behalf of musicians for terrestrian and internet radio play, is singing "Hallelujah!" Under the ruling passed yesterday, all internet radio stations will now have to pay a Per-Song/Per-Listener rate, instead of the usual 12% of their income.
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journal.davidbyrne.com
The Death of Web Radio? [Business Week Online]
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news.com.com
The next step is for the board to publish its decision in the Federal Register, according to an analysis at the Broadcast Law Blog . After that, parties will have 30 days to file a notice of appeal with a federal court in Washington.
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portlandfreelancer.blogspot.com
AccuRadio.com said that in 2005 they paid 5% of their revenues to songwriters and the 12% required by SoundExchange. "On $400,000 in revenues, we paid Sound Exchange about $48,000," wrote Mr Hanson. "Under the judges' decision, we owe $600,000 for 2006 - which is about 150% of our total revenues. That would absolutely bankrupt us and will force us to shut down.
Found 460 days, 2 hours, 13 minutes, and 25 seconds ago
thebloggingtimes.com
Internet radio listeners are in for a bit of a surprise: silence . A panel of copyright judges yesterday threw out a request to reconsider a ruling that raised the royalty payments internet broadcasters must make to record companies and artists. This means your favorite online DJ must pay more -- about 300% to 1,200% more -- to play the same songs as last week.
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tech.netscape.com
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liberalcommonsense.blogspot.com
Sometimes it seems our legal system doesn't understand how technology works when it comes to trying to make something new fit something established. This can be evidenced by the recent court case involving internet broadcasters and copyright judges .
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sequenza21.com
Full story here. Oy.
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againstmonopoly.org
. Our worst fears have come true .
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blog.wired.com
Now it's up to Congress [update: or, apparently , the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia]. DiMA's executive director Jon Potter's statement asked Congress to set more manageable rates in order to enable webcasters to remain online: "The CRB's denial of a rehearing today is all but a nail in the coffin for Internet radio, and May 15 now looms as the day the music will die.
Found 459 days, 18 hours, 26 minutes, and 7 seconds ago
neilmix.com
As you may have heard, the CRB recently decided to significantly raise the performance royalty rates that apply to Internet Radio services (including Pandora). Yesterday, the CRB denied rehearing motions , thus putting Internet radio in grave danger. At this point, it is extremely unlikely that the decision will be reversed without congressional intervention.
Found 459 days, 18 hours, 25 minutes, and 49 seconds ago
spinme.com
The Death of Web Radio? [Business Week Online]
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bambismusings.com
Net radio operators lose appeal over fees (CNET) In a potential blow to Internet radio services, a federal copyright panel on Monday largely upheld a contentious decision that would elevate royalty fees Webcasters must pay to record labels. The three judges on the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board said that after reviewing filings submitted by small commercial Webcasters, National Public Radio, and others , none of them had "made a sufficient showing of new evidence or clear error or manifest injustice that would warrant rehearing.
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cyberhermit.com
(Source: Businessweek.com ) Posted by crusoe as Home , Hermit Mutterings , Newsbits at 9:30 PM CDT No Comments »
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gizmodo.com
NPR 's and other webcasters' efforts to roll back the crippling royalty rate hike for Internet radio stations have been gutted. A panel of judges at the Copyright Royalty Board denied their appeal, holding up "the original CRB decision in every respect," though a slight reprieve was granted in allowing ...
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politicallyuncorrect.com
'Fatal' blow to web broadcasters
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biz.yahoo.com
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Internet radio broadcasters were dealt a setback Monday when a panel of copyright judges threw out requests to reconsider a ruling that hiked the royalties they must pay to record companies and artists. In the latest ruling, the Copyright Royalty Board judges denied all motions for ...
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broadcastlawblog.com
The Copyright Royalty Board today denied the Motions for Rehearing of their decision raising the royalty rate for the use of sound recordings on Internet radio stations for 2006-2010. The Board found that the Rehearing requests did not demonstrate that there was any manifest error in the initial decision, ...
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news.com.com
In a potential blow to Internet radio services, a federal copyright panel on Monday largely upheld a contentious decision that would elevate royalty fees Webcasters must pay to record labels. Each station would also have to hand over a minimum $500 royalty payment under the ruling. The judges in their ...
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businessweek.com
It also clarified that the ruling applies to cellular radio transmissions -- turning its prior decision into one that's very broad, and making Congressional involvement more likely. The stations will have to cough up these royalty payments â" 300% to 1,200% higher than the fees they are used to paying ...
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news.bbc.co.uk
US webcasters will face sharp rises in royalty fees that could be "fatal" to the nascent industry, a coalition of web broadcasters has claimed. The decision to impose the fees was made by a panel of judges who threw out requests to overturn an earlier ruling. "Our artists and labels look forward to working ...
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blog.elipixs.com
for unauthorized access of a WiFi network. Now, two people in England have been arrested for WiFi theft, or more specifically, "dishonestly obtaining electronic communications services with intent to avoid payment." To be fair, one of the people sounds like he wasn't up to much good, since it was his sitting in a car with cardboard covering the windows that attracted attention to him.
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