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National Association of Broadcasters and Radio Stations Appeal Internet Royalty Ruling
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posted by justfred
on Wednesday July 17, @08:09AM
from the when-you-cast-your-net-share-your-catch dept.
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Claiming that a Pennsylvania federal court and the U.S. Copyright Office misinterpreted the law, a group of radio stations appealed a ruling that would force them to pay musicians and recording companies when streaming music online. While stations only pay per-song royalties to songwriters for radio broadcasts, the Copyright Office has forced the music webcasters to compensate the owners of sound recordings as well, establishing a rate of 0.07 cents per listener per song.
The radio stations argue that Congress only intended the updated copyright laws of 1995 and 1998, which said that sound-recording owners should get paid for Internet transmission, to apply to music downloads, rather than streams. The stations claim that while downloads may dampen CD sales, streaming music stimulate sales. Check out Reuters for the full story.
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