Internet radio may be driven out of business within weeks by a Copyright Royalty Board decision that gives record companies a royalty rate that exceeds 100% of most webcasters’ total revenues…
not that i consider this in any way a business, much more on the order of public service, but as one who provides online audio content, i can’t help but quake at the notion of massive crackdowns on internet broadcasts, no matter the nature of the content. As a Canadian, i can only hope for a more sensible approach, but i urge those of you living down southways to get your act together and step up to the plate, so to speak, and prevent the death of internet radio, as detailed below…
