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| Thread ID: 77462 | 2007-03-10 23:34:00 | Internet Radio is about to END...... | Terry Porritt (14) | PC World Chat |
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| 531735 | 2007-03-10 23:34:00 | If you listen to internet radio stations, then el tougho, they are about to end due to the massive royalty payments being demanded by RIAA. Read about it here: http://www.savethestreams.org/ Whilst non-US citizens cannot write to their congressmen, there is a petition to Congress that can be signed by anyone from anywhere around the world. If you value the music you enjoy listening to, then consider signing the petition. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 531736 | 2007-03-11 01:05:00 | Interesting money-grab technique. The thing that gets me is that legislation lets them collect royalties for EVERY song, not just those that are released under their labels. Then it's up to the individual artists to collect royalties back, they won't be proactively paid. There is a munim US$500 fee per channel - where does this leave operators like Pandora? The other interesting thing is there is no realistic way to contract out of it - each station must do an individual 'no royalty' contract with each individual artist that they want to avoid royalty payments for. The increase in rates is very over-the-top too, with double-digit percentage increases for every year through 2010 - that's a LOT higher than inflation. I can see a lot of companies moving operations out of the US in order to circumvent this. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 531737 | 2007-03-11 01:06:00 | Thought this was law already, The station I listen to dropped all its content that it couldn't play royalty free about a year ago. No such thing as a free lunch, They should start a subscription model, Unless of course the fees aren't in the same ballpark as those charged to the fm broadcasts, In which case, Steal your music instead. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 531738 | 2007-03-11 01:12:00 | Thought this was law already, The station I listen to dropped all its content that it couldn't play royalty free about a year ago.It is already law that royalties must be paid. The current law also states that smaller operators can pay a %age of revenure rather than per-track royalties. The current fee is also a lot more reasonable. No such thing as a free lunch, They should start a subscription model, Unless of course the fees aren't in the same ballpark as those charged to the fm broadcasts, In which case, Steal your music instead.The fees aren't even close to in the same ballpark. With the FM fee scale, it's actually a viable business. For almost every internet station the royalty costs will be higher than total revenue under the new legislation. Tell me how anyone can keep from going bankrupt under that kind of financial scheme. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 531739 | 2007-03-11 04:18:00 | i got inernet radio go to http://www.godzsite.com and for steam hosting http://streaming.godzsite.com/ |
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| 531740 | 2007-03-11 04:24:00 | You are the queen of gayness. | Metla (12) | ||
| 531741 | 2007-03-11 04:50:00 | Rectal Radio? | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 531742 | 2007-03-11 22:55:00 | Keeping the pot on the boil..... here is the Live365's Save Internet Radio page: www.live365.com ....and here is Radio Dismuke's blog page on the topic: radiodismuke.blogspot.com |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 531743 | 2007-03-12 05:58:00 | It seems the copyright ruling only applies in the USA so it would follow that we will find internet radio moving to to other countries. | Rutherford (10399) | ||
| 531744 | 2007-03-12 07:29:00 | It seems the copyright ruling only applies in the USA so it would follow that we will find internet radio moving to to other countries. Word has it that if a US citizen tries to get his streaming audio radio station hosted in another country, then he will still be subject to US law, and will still have to pay. |
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