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Net Radio Appeal On Royalties Rejected
Station writes "The Copyright Royalty Board has rejected a request to reconsider its March decision to impose an onerous royalty schedule on Internet radio broadcasters. '"None of the moving parties have [sic] made a sufficient showing of new evidence or clear error or manifest injustice that would warrant rehearing," wrote the CRB in its decision.' The recording industry and its royalty collection organization SoundExchange are jubilant over the ruling. '"Our artists and labels look forward to working with the Internet radio industry — large and small, commercial and noncommercial — so that together we can ensure it succeeds as a place where great music is available to music lovers of all genres," said SoundExchange head Simson in a statement. Noble words, but after today's ruling — which will take effect on May 15 unless the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agrees to hear an appeal — there probably won't be much of an Internet radio industry left for SoundExchange to work with.'"
With internet radio gone, VOIP gone, just think of all that bandwidth that will now be available for WoW!
having used internet radio as my sole source of mp3s since the early days of Kazaa, I think I might just subscribe to the stations. They're good people running good stations with good music. They deserve my money.
If you don't want to have your radio invaded by ads - subscribe today.
I've been listening to a lot of icelandic radio lately. It's disappointingly american-based, but at least it's not the same 30 songs that every american radio outside of college stations is currently playing. With that said, I also listen to a lot of college radio -- a whole lot.
Nostalgia's not what it used to be.
China's a good place to consider. Play all the music you want- but less talk.
OSx86 FTW
Of course he can - if he couldn't, those $1000 speaker cables would have been a total waste!