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Small Webcasters Offered a Rate Break, Reject It

Posted by kdawson on from the hoping-for-a-better-deal-from-Congress dept.

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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  1. Como se dice in Espanol by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Pound sand up your ass"?

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  2. wow, hot topic by superphreak · · Score: 0, Troll

    look out. hot topic. :-?

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  3. Re: Small Webcasters Offered a Rate Break by Hydrian · · Score: 0, Troll

    Didn't you know America is founded (Stolen from the native American) by crooks, thieves, and religious zealots.

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