Small Webcasters Offered a Rate Break, Reject It

Pontifex minimus writes "Music royalty collection group SoundExchange has offered an olive branch to small webcasters. They are willing to delay the exorbitant new rates set by the Copyright Royalty Board until 2010 for small webcasters in hopes that they can keep Congress from passing the Internet Radio Equality Act. Larger outfits, like Live365 and Pandora would not be affected and would have to pay the new rates. '"Although the rates revised by the CRB are fair and based on the value of music in the marketplace, there's a sense in the music community and in Congress that small webcasters need more time to develop their businesses," said John Simson, executive director of SoundExchange.' SaveNetRadio rejected SoundExchange's offer, saying that it 'throws large webcasters under the bus.'"

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[rlp]

"Nice Internet radio station ya got here. Maybe we'll take a smaller cut from youse ... to start with. Right, Rocko?"

Re:SoundXchange needs sound leadership

[bobo mahoney]

You don't think they have the best intersts of the small guy in mind? I thought that all the big corp's had a softspot in their heart for the little guys. I also think that the sky is a beautiful shade of green.

Re:can internet radio play free music?

[iminplaya]

so what are we all waiting for?

Godot

Re:Better analogy

[veganboyjosh]

It's like going to a flea market, kicking everyone in the balls, and then buying a few moldy baseball cards from that one guy in the corner so you can claim you're a legitimate patron.

dad, have you been drinking again?