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Newsflash: Webcaster Settlement Act

By take21 | Published: October 1, 2008
Save Net Radio reports today “Legislation authorizing SoundExchange to negotiate royalty agreements with webcasters on behalf of copyright owners and performers before the end of the year has been approved by the U.S. Senate.  The Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 (H.R. 7084), passed unanimously in the House of Representatives earlier this week, was approved by [...]
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Endgame in sight

By take21 | Published: August 18, 2008
SoundExchange vs internet radio “We’re approaching a pull-the-plug kind of decision,” says Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora “We’re funded by venture capital,” he said. “They’re not going to chase a company whose business model has been broken. So if it doesn’t feel like its headed towards a solution, we’re done.” The article also provides a [...]
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Senate hearings on music royalties

By take21 | Published: August 6, 2008
In the US, the Senate has been holding Judiciary Committee hearings on music royalties. Is internet radio on track to be a $20 billion (that’s billion) advertising market, as claimed by John Simson of Soundexchange? Or is internet radio a fledgling industry, likely to collapse under the burden of royalty payments imposed by the Copyright [...]
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