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DATE | 2009-07-09 |
FROM | Ruben Safir
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SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] internet radio
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From lest-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Thu Jul 9 11:25:34 2009 Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id n69FPWor001064 for ; Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:25:34 -0400 Received: (from majordomo-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id n69FPWEc001063 for hangout-outgoings; Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:25:32 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: www2.mrbrklyn.com: majordomo set sender to lest-hangout-at-nylxs.com using -f Received: from mail1.panix.com (mail1.panix.com [166.84.1.72]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id n69FPToe001060 for ; Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:25:31 -0400 Received: from panix1.panix.com (panix1.panix.com [166.84.1.1]) by mail1.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EE0F1F0A9 for ; Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:25:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by panix1.panix.com (Postfix, from userid 20529) id 90F8113804; Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:25:30 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:25:30 -0400 From: Ruben Safir To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Subject: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] internet radio Message-ID: <20090709152530.GA21010-at-panix.com> References: <862238.19224.qm-at-web38007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <4A552189.1060206-at-vnetworx.net> <4A55E439.5020307-at-vnetworx.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4A55E439.5020307-at-vnetworx.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Sender: lest-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 08:36:09AM -0400, Ron Guerin wrote: > Ron Guerin wrote: > > I'm not aware of talk stations having to pay royalties. That really > > would be outrageous but wouldn't surprise me much. One of the problems > > that I'm concerned about is that there were stations that were playing > > music over which SoundExchange has no authority, and I think the > > stations *do* have to pay SoundExchange for those. The other was that > > the royalty rates made it impossible for small stations to remain > > operational. I think it's still a big problem if there's a deal by > > which only the big stations can survive. That would be a "tragedy of > > the Internet" by mocking what's happened to traditional radio. > > > > /"One unheard-from group is less likely to be pleased: small Internet > radio broadcasters. Buried in the details are a new minimum royalty > payment: $25,000 per year. So say goodbye to all of the small Internet > radio stations that you have been listening to, as they will no longer > afford to operate legally." > > And there it is. As I suspected, the stations we've been concerned > about are indeed still getting screwed and put out of business. Beware > settlements between the large parties, the little guys always get screwed. > > - Ron > /
Yeah - It is even worse in healthcare. The trick is going to be to do an end run around the RIAA and form independent music venue.
Ruben
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