[Dixielandjazz] New royalties for Internet radio

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

So what's so wrong with those numbers  they seem pretty much in line 
with what most dixieland jazz listeners are willing to pay per hour for 
Dixieland musicians. :))   But $3.00 a BEER AN HOUR IS OK. :))

It's all just a matter of priorities folks.   Not even to mention how 
the hell guys like Ed Metz Sr. can EVER RECOUP THE INVESTMENT HE MAKES 
TO PRODUCE A CD OF HIS BANDS CALIBER.   Hey Ed  if you sell them for 
.75 cents each you might sell enough to break even in about ten more 
years.   Unless the audience can find a free download site. :))

And While I am on this soap box  why the Hell is his band never Playing 
on the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee ??   Oh I remember now!
they are Too good  so they must be too expensive.   Better to bring a 
band from Lenningrad.  :))

Cheers,

Tom





-----Original Message-----
From: tubaman at tubatoast.com
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 6:10 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] New royalties for Internet radio

    A fwd from another KFJC member - I am not sure of this 
interpretation
of the ruling (if it is based on total actual listeners, an average,
or what?) but if it as stated below, pretty rough! I also do not know
the international aspects of this ruling.

Dave Richoux

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On Friday March 2nd 2007, the Copyright Royalty Board announced new
royalty rates for Internet Radio stations. The rates are retroactive
to January of 2006.

Royalties are fees paid by  internet broadcasters for the right to
transmit recorded music to you over the internet.

The new rates are far higher than any industry experts expected. In
fact, if they remain unchanged, bankruptcy looms for many online
radio stations.

The new rates essentially levy a tax of $0.0011 per performance. Now,
that doesn't sound bad does it. But consider this. Each hour, the
average radio station plays 16 songs. So that's about 1.76c per hour,
per listener. A station with 500 listener average would be hit with
fees of $211 per day, $6,336 a month or $76,000 a year.

This amount of money is beyond the resources of all but the very
wealthiest of corporations. Many of the internet radio stations you
listen to  are run by enthusiasts and hobbyists. These small stations
are the ones bringing new music, and old favorites to you every day.
Music you can't hear on corporate-owned terrestrial stations.

Could this be the day the music died?
What can you do

If you enjoy internet radio, you need to make your feelings known
right now to your representatives in the Congress and Senate. Write
to them and ask them to help repeal the decision of March 2nd by the
Copyright Royalty Board. It only takes a couple of minutes.

* Congress: http://www.house.gov/writerep/
* Senate: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/
senators_cfm.cfm

More background on this decision

* http://www.digmedia.org/docs/Press%20Release%2010-31-05.pdf
* http://www.digmedia.org/docs/CRB%20Arbitration%20FAQ.pdf
* http://www.kurthanson.com/archive/news/030207/index.shtml
* Broadcastlawblog http://www.savenetradio.org/archive.htm

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