Tag: RADIOPARADISE

Despite a huge outcry from the internet radio community over new royalty rates set to take effect on May 15th, a panel of judges has rejected a request to reconsider those rates. The Copyright Royalty Board decided not to postpone the May 15th implementation date, or to hear an appeal. The judges did agree to let webcasters temporarily calculate fees by average listening hours, rather than by each ...

The Copyright Royalty Board wants to more than double the amount of money internet radio stations pay to license the music they stream online over the next four years. For many webcasters, the new fees could be enough to put them out of business. Bill and Rebecca Goldsmith, who run Radio Paradise, have started a new blog, with a detailed explanation of the impact the new rates would have on small ...