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CARP is rejected

 
 
tSuibhne
15:20 / 21.05.02
From slashdot

"This just in: webcasters can breathe a sigh of relief as common sense and good taste has won out over stuffed suits and greased pockets--CARP has been rejected. If you weren't aware of it, CARP would have imposed exorbitant fees on webcasters, effectively killing webcasting radiostations, or at least preventing them from playing all (American) copyrighted music." See our previous story, or saveinternetradio.org, or read through the Copyright Office page linked above for background information. I wouldn't rejoice just yet - while webcasters argued that the proposed rates were way too high, the RIAA argued that they were way too low. There will still be royalty rates set by the Copyright Office, and the final rates may not be anything to cheer about.
 
 
grant
17:20 / 21.05.02
Oh, well that's a relief.

I think I'll move this to the Switchboard; there's already a thread on the net radio battle there...
 
 
sleazenation
17:40 / 21.05.02
and there will be a forthcommin barbelith webzine article on this very subject...
 
 
Matthew Fluxington
17:45 / 21.05.02
Wow. I'm so happy that this happened, I was fairly convinced that CARP was going to become a reality.

Looking foward to yr article, Sleaze.
 
 
sleazenation
18:32 / 21.05.02
Hey, its not my article - full kudos should go to grant
 
  
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