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| + | On Mar 2 2007 the United States Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) announced new royalty rates for webcasts, effective from 2006 to 2010.<sup>[http://www.loc.gov/crb/proceedings/2005-1/rates-terms2005-1.pdf | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| − | * RAIN [http://www.kurthanson.com/archive/news/030207/index.shtml Webcast Royalty Rate Decision Announced] | + | * Mar 2 2007: RAIN [http://www.kurthanson.com/archive/news/030207/index.shtml Webcast Royalty Rate Decision Announced] |
| − | * Wired [http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/03/us_copyright_ro.html U.S. Copyright Royalty Board Rejects Webcasters, Embraces SoundExchange] Mar | + | * Mar 4 2007: Wired [http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/03/us_copyright_ro.html U.S. Copyright Royalty Board Rejects Webcasters, Embraces SoundExchange] |
| − | * Wired [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/music/0,72879-0.html Royalty Hike Panics Webcasters] | + | *Mar 8 2007: BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6430489.stm Royalties threaten internet radio] |
| − | * ArsTechnica [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070320-npr-fights-back-seeks-rehearing-on-internet-radio-royalty-increases.html NPR fights back, seeks rehearing on Internet radio royalty increases] Mar 20 2007 | + | * Mar 6 2007: Wired [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/music/0,72879-0.html Royalty Hike Panics Webcasters] |
| + | * Mar 20 2007: ArsTechnica [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070320-npr-fights-back-seeks-rehearing-on-internet-radio-royalty-increases.html NPR fights back, seeks rehearing on Internet radio royalty increases] | ||
| + | * Mar 20 2007: Idolator [http://idolator.com/tunes/idolawyer/the-idolawyer-attempts-to-make-this-internet+radio-royalty-matter-as-sexy-as-possible-245635.php The IdoLawyer Attempts To Make This Internet-Radio Royalty Matter As Sexy As Possible] | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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* Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Royalty_Board Copyright Royalty Board] | * Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Royalty_Board Copyright Royalty Board] | ||
* Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_radio Internet Radio] | * Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_radio Internet Radio] | ||
| + | * Live365 [http://www.live365.com/choice/ Choice] | ||
Revision as of 10:37, 22 March 2007
Contents
Introduction
On Mar 2 2007 the United States Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) announced new royalty rates for webcasts, effective from 2006 to 2010.[http://www.loc.gov/crb/proceedings/2005-1/rates-terms2005-1.pdf 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
Links
- Copyright Royalty Board homepage
- Wikipedia Copyright Royalty Board
- Wikipedia Internet Radio
- Live365 Choice
