U.S. Web radio stations silently protest royalty hike
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Thousands of U.S. Internet radio  stations held a &quot;Day of Silence&quot; on Tuesday to protest an  increase in performance royalties paid to musicians and record  companies that they warn could kill the fledgling industry.
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Tech companies breathe sigh of relief...for now A controversial broadcast copyright treaty opposed by podcasters and internet broadcasters has been dealt a blow by the General Assembly of the body behind it.â¦
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Blog: Recording industry tells federal regulators the proposed merger shouldn't be approved unless the combined satellite radio providers pay "fair market" royalties and do more to protect their content.
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Blog: Music industry group that collects royalty payments has offered a compromise, but it's unclear whether it will go far enough to please disgruntled Webcasters.
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Stations battle royalty hike On Tuesday, more than 10,000 U.S. web radio broadcasters will participate in a nationwide "day of silence", canceling their usual programming in protest of an impending royalty hike that threatens to put most of them out of business.â¦
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DENVER (Billboard) - Don't expect to tune in to your favorite Web radio station Tuesday. Odds are it's off the air.
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Web radio broadcasters across the  United States were preparing for a &#39;Day of Silence&#39; on June 26  to protest the U.S. government&#39;s plans to boost royalty  payments to artists and record companies by more than 300  percent, when their music is played online.
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Blog: Barring a last-minute industry compromise, new royalty rates--which Internet radio operators argue could cripple their services--are slated to kick in Sunday.
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A group of broadcasters, consumer electronics vendors, and civil rights groups pledged Wednesday to leave no television viewers behind as the U.S. transitions to digital over-the-air broadcasts by February 2009.
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A Los Angeles Times story published yesterday revealed that the new Copyright Alliance, made up of content and recording industry leaders and supported by Rep. Howard Berman (D - Calif.), has as its key mission the establishment of a system of rates which both terrestrial and Internet-based radio stations would pay as performance royalties.
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Critics of new rates set to go into effect Sunday say the change spells doom for internet radio. Will Congress intercede?
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National Public Radio is teaming up with online radio broadcasters to appeal new music royalty fees that they say would put smaller operators out of business and force others to sharply scale back their online music offerings.
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A group of broadcasters, consumer electronics vendors and civil rights groups pledged Wednesday to leave no television viewers behind as the U.S. transitions to digital over-the-air broadcasts by February 2009.
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Start transmission... Opinion Consumers and webcasters are outraged at the license fees that the Copyright Royalty Board (the CRB) has determined will be charged under the webcasting statutory license in the United States. Everyone except spokespeople for the record labels expect that these fees will drive nearly all independent webcasters out of business.â¦
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Objections to proposed open-access rules on parts of the 700MHz spectrum are of less concern.
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Blog: Barring a last-minute industry compromise on changes, new royalty rates that Internet radio operators argue could cripple their services are slated to kick in Sunday.
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A Washington copyright panel that more than doubled fees U.S. Internet radio stations must pay for music is being called the industry's possible executioner.