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Licensing Problem Silences Internet Radio Stations

Posted by Soulskill on from the can't-we-all-just-get-along dept.

SEWilco writes "Hundreds of Internet radio stations that use SWCast.net for services have been affected by a shutdown triggered by SoundExchange, who claim lack of payment of royalty fees. Apparently SoundExchange has a new president, and this might be a factor in acting on several years of missing payments. In the meantime, SWCast radio stations suffer after paying to legally broadcast."

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  1. Re:Err no by whoever57 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    No, they weren't paying to legally broadcast.

    And that's sooo different to SoundExchange failing to pay artists because it "can't find them"!

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