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ironymaidenthis weekend, we kill internet radio.
no, really.
On March 2, 2007 the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), which oversees sound recording royalties paid by Internet radio services, increased Internet radio's royalty burden between 300 and 1200 percent and thereby jeopardized the industry’s future.
At the request of the Recording Industry Association of America, the CRB ignored the fact that Internet radio royalties were already double what satellite radio pays, and multiplied the royalties even further. The 2005 royalty rate was 7/100 of a penny per song streamed; the 2010 rate will be 19/100 of a penny per song streamed.
Edited to add: in addition, each station has a base fee of $500. Yahoo, Real, and Pandora collectively owe A BILLION DOLLARS because of their customized service.
this all goes into effect July 15.
as i wrote previously, through inaction and inattention, your favorite outlets of streaming music are in real trouble. the retroactive royalty payments (through January of last year) are incredibly steep. i know the approximate numbers for my employer, and they're jaw-dropping. (at least we're one of the big guys, and we have other business. i'm probably not going to lose my job.)
THIS IS A DEATH KNELL FOR PANDORA.
THIS IS A DEATH KNELL FOR KEXP ONLINE. KEXP gets about half of their donations from outside the listening area, and even with curtailed online service they're looking at hundreds of thousands in internet royalties per year.
if you ever listen to streaming music online, especially if you live in the US outside of western Washington, get in contact with your representatives today. (if you do live in western WA, our reps are fighting and a thank-you is in order.) links to the appropriate info are here. all the latest news is at savenetradio.org.
no, really.
On March 2, 2007 the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), which oversees sound recording royalties paid by Internet radio services, increased Internet radio's royalty burden between 300 and 1200 percent and thereby jeopardized the industry’s future.
At the request of the Recording Industry Association of America, the CRB ignored the fact that Internet radio royalties were already double what satellite radio pays, and multiplied the royalties even further. The 2005 royalty rate was 7/100 of a penny per song streamed; the 2010 rate will be 19/100 of a penny per song streamed.
Edited to add: in addition, each station has a base fee of $500. Yahoo, Real, and Pandora collectively owe A BILLION DOLLARS because of their customized service.
this all goes into effect July 15.
as i wrote previously, through inaction and inattention, your favorite outlets of streaming music are in real trouble. the retroactive royalty payments (through January of last year) are incredibly steep. i know the approximate numbers for my employer, and they're jaw-dropping. (at least we're one of the big guys, and we have other business. i'm probably not going to lose my job.)
THIS IS A DEATH KNELL FOR PANDORA.
THIS IS A DEATH KNELL FOR KEXP ONLINE. KEXP gets about half of their donations from outside the listening area, and even with curtailed online service they're looking at hundreds of thousands in internet royalties per year.
if you ever listen to streaming music online, especially if you live in the US outside of western Washington, get in contact with your representatives today. (if you do live in western WA, our reps are fighting and a thank-you is in order.) links to the appropriate info are here. all the latest news is at savenetradio.org.
