Online Broadcaster’s Lobbying Efforts Pay Off – Rate Hike Pushed To July 15th
The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) moved the due date for payments under the new rates from May 15th to July 15th, a significant win for the “little guy” since it opens the door for Congress to step in with legislation to combat the rate hike. The amnesty came on the same day that many broadcasters embarked on a “Hill Walk” lobbying Congressmen to co-sponsor a bill that would eliminate the new rates. The...
Peter Gabriel Launches We7 – Ad-Supported Music Downloads
Peter Gabriel has partnered with technology entrepreneur Steve Purdham and financial authority John Taysom to launch We7, a new store that will offer free music downloads “grafted” with advertisements. The new platform gives advertisers a new ad delivery mechanism that embeds the commercials onto the downloads based on a consumer’s demographics such as location, age, gender and could even be extended to musical...






