Royalty fee 'to damage net radio'

Iria · Jul 12, 2007, 09:06 PM

Source: BBC News
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Hundreds of US net radio stations face potential closure from Monday when they will be expected to comply with a new royalties ruling for playing music.

Smaller stations face a payment increase of 1,200% while larger station could owe up to 300% more, lobby group SaveNetRadio has said.

BlueMak · Jul 13, 2007, 01:46 AM

If they manage to reduce online radio you will see a huge growth of illegal shared mp3s.
Stupid move.

Jul 12, 2007, 09:06 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Royalty fee 'to damage net radio' Source: BBC News ______ Hundreds of US net radio stations face potential closure from Monday when they will be expected to comply with a new royalties ruling for playing music. Smaller stations face a payment increase of 1,200% while larger station could owe up to 300% more, lobby group SaveNetRadio has said.

Jul 13, 2007, 01:46 AM	#2
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,475 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	If they manage to reduce online radio you will see a huge growth of illegal shared mp3s. Stupid move. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*