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ivibes posted this:
"The webradio industry have been waiting for some time now for the final decision from the american government regarding payment-rates for streaming music on the internet. A couple of weeks ago the decision was made.
As many feared the US Copyright Office decided that all streaming webradios would have to pay quite a large fee to be allowed to continue their broadcasts. The Congress have decided that radio's broadcasting on the internet only will have to pay 0.07 cent per song per listener. If your broadcast got 1000 listeners it means you have to pay $70 per song you play.
The American Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP) even wanted the fee to be twice as high (0.14 cent) but luckily their demand wasn't complied.
But even if CARP and RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) probably aren't 100% satisfied with this outcome it will sure mean the death of many webradio's out there. Most existing radios won't be able to afford such a cost, and they will shut down their transmissions. Another solution for them is to move their broadcasts to non-US servers.
It has also been decided that on or before October 20 this year, webcasters must make a full payment for all music they've played from October 28th 1998 up until August 31st, 2002.
This rule will apply to all webcasts residing on US-servers, meaning that also European channels broadcasting from USA will be affected (like Digitally Imported).
Within a few months I think we will see other countries changing their fee's on music broadcasted on the internet too, since it is actually pretty cheap right now (main cost is the bandwidth usage)."
Are the americans getting out of their mind? This is non-sense...
Here at europe we don't have problems with discographic companys cause they know it's better for them. American companys are destroying themselves |
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| JohnSmith |
yes, americans are out of their mind.
the RIAA is out to alienate the entire customer base.
from the www.di.fm homepage
Yesterday the US Copyright Office officially published its final rule on Internet radio royalties in the Federal Register. On or before October 20, Webcasters must make full payment for all music played from 28 October 1998 through 31 August 2002. Says the ruling, “This payment schedule provides the Licensees with additional time to make the initial payment and any necessary adjustments in their business operations to meet their copyright obligation.”
For most independent small business and noncommercial Webcasters, “necessary adjustments in their business operations” means shutting down. Instead of royalties at or below the 15% of revenue that the record industry proposed, small Webcasters are now faced with effective rates of over 100% of revenues in this down ad market. (Here’s a handy calculator to help you figure how royalty bills add up.) http://www.capitalservers.com/dev/carpcalc.pl
Currently the US Congress is considering special legislation to protect small businesses from this ruling. To survive, stations like DI Radio will need to see this legislation passed very quickly by Congress. This will be especially difficult now that it is late in an election year. Thus we must ask listeners to take an active role in contating the Congress once again.
Click Here to fax your Legislators http://www.voiceofwebcasters.org/fa...mallwebfax.html
Please help us stay in business and continue to bring you the music you love! By faxing your Congressional representatives on your own, or by using the automated link above, you’ll be adding your voice to the chorus asking Congress to act NOW to save Internet radio. (International listeners should direct faxes to the Congressional district where DI Radio's parent firm is based. To do so use zip code 10306 - 0001.) |
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