Wed 03/21/2007 12:32 PM

music in jeopardy

If I were the president...

I would institute mandatory ass paddling for judges who make stupid rulings like this one.

The Copyright Royalty Board decided earlier this month to unfairly single out internet music broadcasters by requiring them to pay exorbitant digital transmission royalties on top of the basic royalties that all broadcasters, digital or over-the-air, pay. There is no legitimate reason for this, and it puts all internet radio in jeopardy.

I worry about how sites like finetune, which has become my sole source of music at work, are going to survive. Being a completely free service with no ads, I've wondered how they've been able to afford the royalties they already pay. Granted, they allow users to buy songs and albums heard on the service, and I'm sure they get a commission for that, but it can't possibly be enough to cover these new outrageous charges... can it?

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