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juldeaI'm copying someone else's rant from one of my webcomics, since it would take energy for me to type all this out...
Hey everyone, it's about time that I ranted. As I am sitting here, I am listening to a live audio broadcast via ShoutCast by our friends over at JapanARadio, a free service that may be permanently leaving the the internet. (Or come close to.)
On May 21st, the U.S. Copyright Office will be presented by recomendations by the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel ("CARP") to charge webcasters at rates that would almost in effect shut down next to all webcasters out there save a few 2 - 3 large ones. If you would like more information on what you can do, for information on what you can do help stop this, and for more detailed information, please visit www.SaveInternetRadio.Org.
From what I am told, and read, they want AM/FM stations that do WebCasting to pay .07 cents per listener, PER SONG. And if that's not bad, its double for non-airwave webcasters. Those webcasters who are not actual AM/FM stations will have to pay double that per listener, per song. Webcasters barely make enough money off of it to keep it going as it is already. Even non-commercial sites have to pay .02 cents per.
I don't believe that I or anyone else out there likes the idea of not being able to groove to live audio streams while at work, or at home chatting. I agree with 'Phil' when he said, "The government fails to see that most webcasters aren't businesses, but simple not-for-profit enthusiasts that enjoy music and like to listen and program their selections to their individual tastes instead of having their selections dictated and plagued with commercial interruption and traffic reports."
Not only will they be charging webcasters, but they will also be invading YOUR privacy. That right, webcasters will be forced to make all of their listeners fill out personal information forms online, to submit to them.
Anyway, here's the actual ruling. Suck ass, eh?
Hey everyone, it's about time that I ranted. As I am sitting here, I am listening to a live audio broadcast via ShoutCast by our friends over at JapanARadio, a free service that may be permanently leaving the the internet. (Or come close to.)
On May 21st, the U.S. Copyright Office will be presented by recomendations by the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel ("CARP") to charge webcasters at rates that would almost in effect shut down next to all webcasters out there save a few 2 - 3 large ones. If you would like more information on what you can do, for information on what you can do help stop this, and for more detailed information, please visit www.SaveInternetRadio.Org.
From what I am told, and read, they want AM/FM stations that do WebCasting to pay .07 cents per listener, PER SONG. And if that's not bad, its double for non-airwave webcasters. Those webcasters who are not actual AM/FM stations will have to pay double that per listener, per song. Webcasters barely make enough money off of it to keep it going as it is already. Even non-commercial sites have to pay .02 cents per.
I don't believe that I or anyone else out there likes the idea of not being able to groove to live audio streams while at work, or at home chatting. I agree with 'Phil' when he said, "The government fails to see that most webcasters aren't businesses, but simple not-for-profit enthusiasts that enjoy music and like to listen and program their selections to their individual tastes instead of having their selections dictated and plagued with commercial interruption and traffic reports."
Not only will they be charging webcasters, but they will also be invading YOUR privacy. That right, webcasters will be forced to make all of their listeners fill out personal information forms online, to submit to them.
Anyway, here's the actual ruling. Suck ass, eh?
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on 2 Apr 2002 07:02 (UTC)