Web Radio Negotiations Carry Poison Pill

Posted by kdawson on Monday July 16, 2007 @09:33PM from the in-a-tear-over-ripping dept.

Adambomb writes "It seems that the deal that saved Net radio at the 11th hour, the new terms that would limit the maximum fee for multiple-channel Web radio broadcasts, contains a hook. To qualify for the cap, broadcasters must work to ensure that stream-ripping is not feasible. Given that the analog hole will always exist as far as I can imagine in such scenarios, is this even possible?" The article mentions the measures Net stations could easily take but have been reluctant to — lowering bit rates, playing jingles over the music, cross-fading songs. How long before they are backed into using these techniques?

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Web Radio Negotiations Carry Poison Pill

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