- The NAB streams both ways
The NAB's radio and television boards have determined a position on Internet streaming that sends radio broadcasters in one direction and television broadcasters in another. The full board of directors last week held two conference calls to determine how NAB should approach Internet streaming on Capitol Hill. It ultimately concluded ......
- Senate Bill Targets Sat-Radio Recording
Washington — Proposed legislation before the Senate Judiciary Committee would force satellite radio broadcasters XM and Sirius to limit consumers' ability to record satellite radio programming, and it would raise the royalties that the companies pay to copyright holders. The bill, dubbed the Perform Act, would force satellite broadcasters to ......
- Broadcasters Appeal Royalty Rulings
Big radio broadcasters, along with their powerful trade group, the National Assn. of Broadcasters (NAB), asked a federal appeals court July 15 to rule that they do not have to pay musicians and record companies for digital "simulcasts" of their terrestrial radio programs on the Internet.
- Webcasting and copyright
Recent news reports about the dispute between record companies and radio stations concerning copyright royalties for streaming copyrighted music have highlighted concerns that small radio stations would be unable to continue webcasting; indeed, a number of small Internet webcasters have ceased operations due to the high royalty rates. "Webcasting" is ......
- Judge: Radio Stations Must Pay Royalties On Simulcasts
A federal judge has upheld a December 2000 ruling by the U.S. Copyright Office declaring that terrestrial radio stations with streamed Internet broadcasts must pay a performance royalty to artists and labels. (Bulletin, Dec. 11, 2000). In his ruling yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of ......
- SBR Creative Media's Rahn Sees Radio's Future In Web-Site Side Channels
Last month the U.S. Copyright Office suggested that radio stations streaming signals on their Web sites could be liable for licensing fees, possibly dating back to the enactment of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in 1998. While some Webcasting proponents saw the development as potentially damaging, SBR Creative Media's ......
- Fees set, fight certain
The Librarian of Congress gave radio broadcasters no relief last week, leaving unchanged the royalty fees they must pay record companies for streaming their signals over the Internet. Pure-play Webcasters, by contrast, had their fees cut in half. Still, nobody seemed pleased with the decision; broadcasters said it spells doom ......