2007-03-02 US webcasting rules

Great site. Good info.

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News

• 2007-07-15
  • July 15th - Here's the Royalty Situation Update
  • Net radio "compromise" hinged on DRM adoption
• 2007-05-03 Internet radio royalty hike delayed; last chance to petition Congress: the start date for the new rates has been postponed to July 15, 2007
  • Discussion: slashdot
• 2007-03-12 New Music Royalty Rates May Shut Down Internet Radio
• 2007-04-10 Why the New Royalty Rates Hurt Artists by Fred Wilhelms, a lawyer who represents musicians and songwriters

Projects & Statements

• SaveTheStreams.org: "Internet radio may be driven out of business within weeks by a Copyright Royalty Board decision that gives record companies a royalty rate that exceeds 100% of most webcasters' total revenues..."
  • FAQ
• Save Internet Radio at Live365, possibly the largest webcasting company, with thousands of subscriber-operated streams

Opinion

• 2007-04-29 Slashdot distorts the music industry by Brian Bulkowski

Related Pages

• The new rules are part of the steadily increasing media consolidation in the United States.