Copyright Royalty Board Rejects Webcaster Rehearing

Major Setback Will Force Many Online Radio Stations Out Of Business The US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has rejected motions for a rehearing by Internet radio broadcasters related to increased royalty payments for the use of master recordings. The three judge panel stated, “the parties filed various responses per our request, having reviewed all motions, responses to those motions, and written arguments, the Judges now deny all...

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North Carolina State University Tells RIAA To Piss Off

North Carolina State University is the latest school to tell the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to piss off, a development that follows similar moves from a handful of other colleges. According to the student-run newspaper Technician, administrators have not embraced the RIAA Settlement Drive-Thru, which offers an online payment methodology and has resisted the RIAA’s requests for information on the identities...

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