US Federal Judge Rules P2P Availability Equals Infringement
US District Court judge Neil V. Wake has just ruled that the act of uploading songs onto a Peer-To-Peer (P2P) network is copyright infringement. The decision was delivered in Atlantic vs. Howell, a case initiated by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) against an alledged online music trader. The ruling dismissed Howell’s argument that uploading is not the same as direct distribution of copyrighted material....
SoundExchange Inks Royalty Deal With Large Webcasters – Small Guys Waiting For Congress
SoundExchange has reached an accord with the largest online broadcasters for per stream royalty payments. Under the new agreement, which lasts until 2010, SoundExchange will cap the total that the largest commercial broadcasters will have to pay at $50,000 for all streams, instead of $500 per channel. Prior to this deal, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) stated that there would be no limit to the $500 per-channel or per-station...
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