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Experimental Fees Settle Royalty War For Internet Radio

Posted by samzenpus on from the pay-the-man dept.

S-100 writes "SoundExchange has reached an agreement for royalty rates with a consortium of Internet radio broadcasters. The parties are ecstatic that the issue is finally resolved, and that the new rates are below the previous 'death to Internet radio' levels that had previously been imposed by the CARB. According to NewsFactor, Pandora founder Tim Westergren proclaims that 'the royalty crisis is over!', and other large broadcasters are equally pleased. One unheard-from group is less likely to be pleased: small Internet radio broadcasters. Buried in the details are a new minimum royalty payment: $25,000 per year. So say goodbye to all of the small Internet radio stations that you have been listening to, as they will no longer afford to operate legally."

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  1. The answer to SE is .se by myspace-cn · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Run the streaming station in Sweden.

    The fucking United States has gone completely fascist. A couple more years and you won't even be able to find a small band in your own fucking hometown.

    I helped develop a Streaming Radio back when it was an early thing. I left after completing my part of the code. I watched them go through hell of shit with all this nonsense over the years. It would really be easier to just do a show on public access. From a tech point, there isn't much to streaming shit. We had edit files on home boxes then transfer (stream) them to a remote FBSD box that had hella bandwidth. A little interfacing to read back what the fuck was playing and add a forum, some graphics boom your up.

    Then I hear some shit about they want a detailed list of what was played. heh. Then more, then more then more. Obviously this game has reached it's last stages of fascism for the USA.

    It could be argued this would go against the 1st amendment. Especially when we are talking about streaming unsigned bands only. But our congress is owned by corporations. ergo fascism.

    What's next?

    I predict.

    Streaming Video tax?
    Blog Tax?
    RSS feed tax?
    Soda tax?
    Thieving fucking bankster tax?
    More cigarette tax?
    Water tax?
    Air tax?

    But, maybe just maybe the American people will turn off the fucking TV get off their ass and protest in the streets until the fuckwads are in jail and the constitution is restored.

    Really there's not much left now. Our government is hiding it from you seeing the big picture.

    But if you leave that TV on, you'll just the stupid fucking sheep who will vote for a D or an R yet again. That is if your stupid fucking vote even comes out of the electronic voting machine.

    I can't fucking believe I SERVED THIS COUNTRY!!!