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"More on the Copyright Royalty Board Decision on Internet Radio Music
Royalties"

Written Byavid Oxenford
On March 5, 2007 10:19 PM

"In response to David S above - a digital signal of an over-the-air
station is in fact subject to these royalties. When the royalties were
first adopted, the broadcasters claimed that their signals, when just
retransmitted on the Internet, were exempt, but the Copyright Office
and the Courts rejected that argument."

http://www.broadcastlawblog.com/arch...tml#discussion

Oh yes, DE ! And, it's not DRM ! :-)

As I said, the rate structure sanctioned last week does not apply to
anything except Internet streams. All digital broadcasts, whether streams or
on air or via telephone or other technology fall under the DRM act, but
different classes of service or supply have different rates.

To start, the model announced last week is based on "streams" or "stream
hours" and radio does not have multiple streams... just one per format on
HD. So the model is based on other factors, just as ASCAP and BMI and SESAC
licenses are.