qworster
join:2001-11-25
Los Angeles, CA
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1 edit | reply to PhoenixDown
No.
The deal that SoundExange has with the Copyright Tribunal gives them the EXCLUSIVE right to collect royalties. Even if an American Internet Radio stations plays independent music only, it still has to pay royalties to SoundExchange for the right to play that music. If the Indy label wants that $$, it must JOIN SoundExchange!
Of course, no one has explained where any unclaimed Indy $$ goes....any one care to speculate? |
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russotto
join:2000-10-05
Collegeville, PA | This is not the case. The radio station is free to negotiate royalties with individual rightsholders. |
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qworster
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4 edits | Wrong....
No...the individual radio station is free to negotiate directly with SoundExchange-assuming that SoundExchange is willing to negotiate with them!
Look at SoundExchange's charter from Congress-they have the EXCLUSIVE rights to collect Internet radio music royalty payments.
The fees are set by the United States Copyright Royalty Board-basically a shill for the RIAA-as they completely and totally ignored the Internet broadcasters' comments and gave the RIAA EXACTLY what they wanted!
The only reason that SoundExchange wants to talk is because Congress is considering a law (The Internet Radio Equality Act) that would put them out of business for being so draconian-and they want to be seen by Congress as 'accomodating'. If that law dies, I predict that SoundExchange will revert to being a herd of assholes again-overnight!
Now...if the individual rights holders want to give their music away for free, that's quite another matter, but if compensation is involved, SoundExchange collects it. |
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russotto
join:2000-10-05
Collegeville, PA | They are the only organization which can collect the _statutory_ royalties, but the radio stations are still free to license the music directly from the rightsholders and bypass the statutory royalty system. |
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