Internet Radio Saved - for the Moment

According to a story from the Associated Press: "The future of Internet radio appears more secure after a handful of online stations reached an agreement Tuesday to head off a potentially crippling increase in copyright royalty rates."

Negotiations over the past two years between owners of Internet radio stations and music copyright holders has provided a framework which will allow webcasters to provide streaming audio and still adhere to royalty demands.

The AP article points out: "Traditional AM and FM broadcasters are exempt from copyright royalty rates for over-the-air radio play, because that airplay is thought to provide free promotion for artists and labels. But the broadcasters are subject to the new rates for any songs streamed over radio station Web sites."

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Posted on July 8, 2009
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