Internet Radio Royalty Rates
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Introduction
On Mar 2 2007 the United States Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) announced new royalty rates for webcasts, effective from 2006 to 2010.pdf
National Public Radio (NPR) has filed a motion for rehearing, calling into question many of the decision's technical details which NPR and others argue will severely harm Internet radio.
The New Rates
In the old, percentage-based fee system, webcasters paid SoundExchange -- the Recording Industry Association of America-associated organization that pushed the Copyright Royalty Board to adopt the new rates -- between 6 percent and 12 percent of their revenue, depending on audience reach. The new system charges all webcasters a flat fee per song per listener;
- 2006 $.0008 per performance
- 2007 $.0011 per performance
- 2008 $.0014 per performance
- 2009 $.0018 per performance
- 2010 $.0019 per performance
- A "performance" is defined as the streaming of one song to one listener;
- The minimum fee is $500 per channel per year.
- For noncommercial webcasters, the fee will be $500 per channel, for up to 159,140 ATH (aggregate tuning hours) per month.
Articles
- Mar 2 2007: RAIN Webcast Royalty Rate Decision Announced
- Mar 4 2007: Wired U.S. Copyright Royalty Board Rejects Webcasters, Embraces SoundExchange
- Mar 8 2007: BBC Royalties threaten internet radio
- Mar 6 2007: Wired Royalty Hike Panics Webcasters
- Mar 20 2007: ArsTechnica NPR fights back, seeks rehearing on Internet radio royalty increases
- Mar 20 2007: Idolator The IdoLawyer Attempts To Make This Internet-Radio Royalty Matter As Sexy As Possible
- Mar 22 2007: Consumer Affairs Feds Agree To Rethink Internet Radio Royalties
Interviews
- Mar 20 2007: Royalty Week Brian Zisk interviews John Simson
Links
- Copyright Royalty Board homepage
- Wikipedia Copyright Royalty Board
- Wikipedia Internet Radio
- Live365 Choice
