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Webcasters can't reach compromise with SoundExchange; Pandora set to close

Webcasters can't reach compromise with SoundExchange; Pandora set to closeArticle CorrectionMr. Berman is a Democrat, not a Republican.RE: Webcasters can't reach compromise with SoundExchange; Pandora set to closeFixed. thanks.RE: Webcasters can't reach compromise with SoundExchange; Pandora set to closeLovely. So the RIAA prop up successfully bought a judgment that...

Tags: Pandora, SoundExchange, Webcaster

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Webcasters dubious about SoundExchange offer

After months of negotiations with SoundExchange, the record industry's royalty-collection agency, small Net radio stations say the group's compromise offer is unacceptable, AP reports.Under the latest proposal, small webcasters with earnings of less than $1.25 million a year could pay a cut of annual revenue in royalties, rather than the...

Tags: Radio, Broadcasting Company, Webcaster, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-08-23

Net radio saved from the axe - maybe

Taking the conflict all the way to the 11th hours and then some, SoundExchange, the broadcasting royalty collection arm of the recording industry, and Internet radio stations have agreed to a certain, limited repreive from what may stations considered a Draconian new rate structure, Wired reports.Under the new proposal, which...

Tags: Government technology

Blog posts 2007-07-13

Additional Resources

Copyright Board's ringtone decision shows failure of the system

The Copyright Royalty Board's decision last week to keep composer royalties for downloads at 9.1 cents per song keeps Apple's iTunes store online (OK, the idea that Apple would shut down the key leg of its iPod empire was just corporate posturing) but the Board also set a...

Tags: Board, Ring Tone, Rate, Copyright Royalty Board, Corporate Governance, Government, Vertical Industries, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Webcasting - and Pandora - saved!

The Senate passed the Webcaster Settlement Act, described here. The bill goes to President Bush, who is expected to sign it. "I'm relieved, optimistic, and grateful to our listeners," said Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora. (News.com) Even the RIAA was...

Tags: Webcasting, RIAA, Webcaster, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 passes; Pandora to continue royalty negotiations

On Friday night Tim Westergren and his dedicated Pandora team worked overnight to rev up listeners once again to get on the phone with their local Congressional representatives and fight in favor of the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 (HR 7084). Once the House voted in favor of the bill...

Tags: Settlement, Negotiation, Webcaster, Pandora, Free Trade, Team Management, Finance, Management, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-09-30

House votes to save webcasters, Senate votes today

The financial bail-out of Wall Street wasn't the only thing keeping Congress critters working through the weekend. Somehow, House members managed to get it together to withstand lobbying pressure from radio broadcasters and pass the Webcaster Settlement Act. Now, Pandora founder Tim Westergren says, the battle moves...

Tags: U.S. Senate, Broadcaster, Webcaster, Free Trade, Finance, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-29

A call to arms for radio fans: Pandora needs you now

When I spoke to Pandora founder Tim Westergren last week he told me that there would be a time when the Internet radio site would need to issue a call to arms to its listeners -- that time is now. Westergren sent a pleading message to his...

Tags: Internet Radio, Radio, U.S. Senate, Broadcaster, Pandora, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-09-26

News to know: IDF; Windows 7 wishes; IE 8; Salesforce.com

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Salesforce acquires InStranet; Will take it SaaS and better target call centers Ed Bott: My Windows 7 wish list ...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Intel Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Webcasters can't reach compromise with SoundExchange; Pandora set to close

I've been loving the Pandora app on my touch so news that Pandora is about ready to "pull the plug," is a heart-breaker. And yup, the Post reports, it's because of the draconian burden on webcasting royalties sought by SoundExchange and approved by the Copyright Royalty Board....

Tags: Webcasting, Webcaster, Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Webcasters hope for progress on Net radio bill

Webcasters hope for progress on Net radio billToo badI hope their efforts fail to get this bill passed. The government should not be in the music business. If webcasters want to play someone's music, they should have to obtain permission from the people who own the music. ...

Tags: Vertical industries, government, Webcaster

Discussion threads 2007-10-25

FAQ: Net radio's mixed signals

FAQ: Net radio's mixed signalsUsed to be per hour?According to http://www.soundexchange.com/licensee/licensee_cws.html, the fee used to be 0.76 cents per *hour* per listener, although per performance was an option. Per hour seems much cheaper. Did I miss something?A question:The only radio station I listen to,exclusively via the net, is...

Tags: INTERNET, Internet radio, radio

Discussion threads 2007-07-13

'Day of Silence' for Internet radio

Gandhi would be proud of what probably is the Internet's first passive resistance protest--the "Day of Silence" coming to Internet radio on June 26. As a response to a court ruling that imposes huge increases on the royalty rates Internet radio operators must pay - which are applied retroactively, no...

Tags: Courts, Congress

Blog posts 2007-06-22

Pandora founder: help save Internet radio

Tim Westergren, founder of music discovery service, Pandora, has sent out an email urging Internet radio fans to sign a petition against the recently announcement royalty increase, which means that music streaming services will see a near three-fold increase in the license fees theyll have to pay to the music...

Tags: Music

Blog posts 2007-04-18

Digital culturus interruptus: Right here, right now, the almighty copyright finally comes home to roost

Sooner or later, it was bound to happen. Like teenagers biologically programmed to step across every boundary put in place by their parents, the digerati, equipped with the constantly evolving tools of their trade (everything from YouTube-like video sharing sites to widely available hacks of anti-piracy systems), have been been...

Tags: Apple, Entertainment, General, Government, Hollywood On Demand, Legal, Personal Technology, Web technology

Blog posts 2007-03-13