It has been confirmed that the Copyright Royalty Board decided to keep royalty rates at 9.1 cents, in spite of music publishers demanding an extra 15 cents to be taxed per each downloaded track. Music publishers had drawn a beat on iTunes and RealNetworks' Rhapsody, while concerns of iTunes shutting down arose. ... |
3 October 2008 10:31 GMT |
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It's been quite some time since I wrote on RIAA (still fat there, guys?) or CRB and their mischiefs. So far, it looks like the Congress is experiencing a rather low interest in the fate of the internet-based radio broadcasters, namely, webcasters.The almost insane royalty fees proposed by the CRB (Crappy Rotten ... |
19 June 2007 14:16 GMT |
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XM and Sirius have closed a deal not a long time ago regarding satellite music broadcast. So good - so far, people have already begun to enjoy this new media, as well as the satellite radio producers have all hurried to release more and more "radiosat" gear.Now it's time for the response as it looks like the cop... |
23 March 2007 04:47 GMT |
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I am sure that those of you who are interested in DRM and the like already know what's on with the Copyright Royalty Board. Basically, they are the ones who regulate how much revenue different broadcasters must pay for delivering musical content.Now, the CRB are not alone and can't act by themselves amidst ... |
20 March 2007 10:05 GMT |
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The crap around what will internet radio become in the future is far from being over. The Copyright Royalty Board's ruling on Tuesday regarding the new fees for webcasters has reached a much higher level even before it was appealed. To see how serious things are, a new hearing took place in the House of Represen... |
8 March 2007 07:10 GMT |
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