SaveNetRadio Gives Lobbying Effort All That Jazz

SaveNetRadio has signed up several jazz legends to persuade Congress to strike down the new rate hike. The group solicited the Jazz community during Jazz Fest in New Orleans this week and is urging Congress to adopt the Internet Radio Equality Act, which would void the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) decision for all webcasters, large and small, and adopt a new way to calculate royalties for online broadcasters. In a letter to House...

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Destiny Media & Musicrypt Come To Blows – Again

Destiny Media Technologies has filed a $25 million lawsuit against rival Musicrypt alleging defamation and economic interference. These two love to tussle, last March Destiny asked courts in Canada to declare Musicrypt’s patent invalid, which prompted Musicrypt to file a counterclaim of patent infringement. That case remains pending. Both Destiny Media and Musicrypt offer digital media distribution systems that let record labels...

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