RAFE CEC Guy
03-24-2007, 02:57 PM
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Recently, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) issued the significantly higher new royalty rates for Internet radio for the 2006-2010 period. The ruling ignored webcasting community proposals and set out the SoundExchange proposed "per performance" rates (below) and a $500 minimum fee per channel per year. With around 10,000 stations playing over 250,000 artists each month, that would mean an additional $5 million per year for Live365.
Although there is no clear definition of what a "channel" is, the $500 minimum fee per channel threatens Live365’s ability to help make the small webcasters’ voice heard on the Internet, by effectively forcing Live365 to raise the minimum broadcasting fees to a level that would cause most small webcasters to discontinue their service thus silencing their stations. The CRB’s determination imperils small and large webcasters alike and threatens listening experiences of millions of Internet radio listeners.
This Threatens Most Stations On Live365, Which Make The Money For Live365. If Live365 Loses Enough Money, They'll Have To Limit Everything On Live365, Which Will Mean Closing Several Stations Due To Bandwith Costs. This Will Mean The Possible Elimination of Radio Showbiz and The Demise of Live365.
For More Info On this, Go Here: GO HERE! (http://www.live365.com/choice/)
Thank You,
RAFE_CEC_Guy
Recently, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) issued the significantly higher new royalty rates for Internet radio for the 2006-2010 period. The ruling ignored webcasting community proposals and set out the SoundExchange proposed "per performance" rates (below) and a $500 minimum fee per channel per year. With around 10,000 stations playing over 250,000 artists each month, that would mean an additional $5 million per year for Live365.
Although there is no clear definition of what a "channel" is, the $500 minimum fee per channel threatens Live365’s ability to help make the small webcasters’ voice heard on the Internet, by effectively forcing Live365 to raise the minimum broadcasting fees to a level that would cause most small webcasters to discontinue their service thus silencing their stations. The CRB’s determination imperils small and large webcasters alike and threatens listening experiences of millions of Internet radio listeners.
This Threatens Most Stations On Live365, Which Make The Money For Live365. If Live365 Loses Enough Money, They'll Have To Limit Everything On Live365, Which Will Mean Closing Several Stations Due To Bandwith Costs. This Will Mean The Possible Elimination of Radio Showbiz and The Demise of Live365.
For More Info On this, Go Here: GO HERE! (http://www.live365.com/choice/)
Thank You,
RAFE_CEC_Guy