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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:Still a chunk of change by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative
    And wasn't the contention that they were demanding these fees even from stations that exclusively "broadcast" public domain or copyleft works?

    Technically, they CAN'T LEGALLY go after the PD or copyleft stations. Sure, they can ASK for the fees from these broadcasters, but they cannot win them in court since Soundexchange wasn't specifically hired to protect these copyrights and they have no contract to do so. Attempting to get fees from PD/copyleft broadcasters would be like me sticking up a 7-11 store, telling the clerk "I'm here representing the IRS, hand over all your cash so I can give it to them."

    Yeah, like that would hold up in court.

  2. "it would agree to this" by Live_in_Dayton · · Score: 3, Informative

    Warning, I got a really disgusting NSFW picture when I clicked on the phrase "it would agree to this". I would advise that the link be deactivated.

  3. NSFW GOATSE by casings · · Score: 5, Informative

    GOATSE ALERT!!!!!

    Don't click the "it would agree to this link" it has either been hacked or the picture redirected to goatse!

    Warning!!!!!!