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A Reprieve for Internet Radio

Posted by Zonk on from the i-can-keep-getting-my-soundtrack-fix dept.

westlake writes "In the wake of Internet Radio's Day of Silence, SoundExchange has proposed a temporary $2500 cap on advance payments 'per channel/per station.' The Digital Music Association responded immediately in its own press release that it would agree to this, but only if the term for the new arrangement were extended to 2010 — or, preferably, forever. On another front, SoundExchange seems aware in its PR that it will have to concede something more to the non-profit webcaster, if it is to avoid Congressional action."

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  1. Re:"didn't realise" by b0z0n3 · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's probably not even crossed their mind that half of them are trying to charge for listeners in countries that don't even fall under their jurisdiction. Hey, it's America - The whole universe is their jurisdiction.
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  2. Re:I hope something happens soon by pipatron · · Score: 4, Funny

    This post paid in full by Live365

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  3. Re:"didn't realise" by pointfiftyae · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Copyright Royalty [...] apparently didn't understand that webcasters such as Pandora and Live365 offer thousands of streams.
    Yeah, I thought that too... but I think it's more of a rhetoric trick from TFA's author to make them look Even More Evil/Stupid(TM)... I mean, it's their job, I can't believe they would write regulations about something they don't even understand!