Tulla's Headspace
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4/24/2007 11:39:58 AM
The Copywrite Royalty Boards Decision on new royalties for non-interactive webcasting
I know that this issue doesn't affect this site. But I have heard that this is really going to affect the on-line radio industry such as Live 365. The ruling basically states that these non-interactive webcasting stations will be subject to paying the same royalty rates as the rest of the broadcast world. For more info check out http://www.soundexchange.com.
Also, if you have songs in rotation on webcasting sites you can go to this site and check out the "PLAYS" search engine to see if you are owed any royalties.
I have some mixed feelings about this decision. It may very well put the stations that have my songs in rotation out of business. But on the other hand, none of the plays I've received on those stations has ever been reported and consequently no roylaties paid. I think overall it is a good thing in as much as there needs to be some sort of regulation in play so the artists are fairly compensated. The internet webcasting community is a very fast growing industry and I think it will survive just fine. It will definanlty be rough through this transistion though.
What do you think?
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Carolyn Stewart
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4/24/2007 12:18:56 PM
I see part of the dilemma. We all want our songs played & heard, we're willing to give it away. We create, play for the enjoyment, but there comes a time when some compensation is extremely beneficial.
Being an artist - you're broke most of the time, working 2 jobs sometimes 3 to pay the bills. This in turn takes away from the creative process. Perhaps some royalties will alleviate some of the financial pressures. Also any monies earned would go back into the art. Heck we all know recording ain't cheap!
I could be wrong but not alot is made from downloads, especially as independents. Advertisers pay to be on the sites, so some residuals would be nice.
So I guess overall I'm for it. JMHO
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