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Company - US Copyright Royalty Board Unconstitutional

By DrewWilson

There was considerable debate last year over new royalties being put in place in the US over web radio such as the idea of the royalty hike which would force many stations offline. It seemed all hope was lost until yesterday when a company called Royalty Logic filed a motion in a Washington Appeals court to rule the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) unconstitutional. There was some considerable debate over rules being put in place for radio last year. Many say that the per song license fees, among other things, would force many US web radio stations offline. Another controversial aspect was the idea that royalties would have to be payed, even if the artists being played was not a member of SoundExchange and actually gave permission to air their music.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on May 15, 2008 (boomark / email).