Copyright Royalty Board To Review Royalty Rate Hike

The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has finally agreed to a rehearing of an earlier streaming royalty rate hike that miffed many in the industry. The rehearing comes after several influential broadcasters, including NPR and KCRW, applied massive pressure on the Board. “The Copyright Royalty Judges desire to hear the positions of each party on each of the issues raised in these motions,” the decision declared. The document...

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MySpace Vixen Tila Tequila Fails To Deliver Sales

MySpace vixen, Tila Tequila, has failed to deliver sales for her mediocre, but much ballyhooed MySpace promoted single, “I Love U.” Tequila hoped to leverage her 1.7 million MySpace friends into meanful iTunes profits, but that isn’t going to happen. According to data from BigChampagne, who tracks iTunes and P2P downloads, the Lil Jon produced “I Love U” has only sold a few thousand downloads, although...

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