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gfloyd

Bad news for fans of internet radio.

The Copyright Royalty Board, a US body, has ruled that royalties should rise from .08 cents per track to .19 cents by 2010.
The figures seem small but these increased payments could kill-off most stations. The UK authorities may follow suit. Crying or Very sad

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6430489.stm
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PJ in Kent · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1102 Location: Go on, guess!

Bang go my Hospital Radio's chances of broadcasting on t'internet like we were thinking of doing. Crying or Very sad

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gfloyd · Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 5:25 pm Post subject:

PJ in Kent · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1102 Location: Go on, guess!

GF,
What was a competitive market, that allowed for some originality, will be strangled in the grip of the big corporations just like everything seems to be nowadays... I completely agree with you.

It's a sad day for broadcasting.... It's not like any of these little, independent stations pose any serious threat to the big boys- It seems like an exercise in power-wielding IMO.
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MIKERAPHONE · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:49 pm Post subject:

There are non PPL records to play.
When i worked in ILR in the 80's there was a list on the wall of songs which were non PPL.
Regarding Internet radio i listen to a few of these.
It would be sad if higher charges meant they had to go.
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PJ in Kent · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1102 Location: Go on, guess!

Feels a bit like that scene from Monty Python & The Holy Grail....

"Help, help, I'm being repressed!"
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AndyAndy2 · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:24 pm Post subject:

BFBS should be ok, I think this is funded in some way, in some part by the Government.

Can anyone confirm this?
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Cherskiy · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:09 pm Post subject:

BFBS is funded entirely by the MoD, IIRC.
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AndyAndy2 · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:07 am Post subject:

Cheers, Chersk
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