Back in December I reported on the Final Rule and Order adopted by the Copyright Royalty Board in its Webcasting IV proceeding (official name: “Determination of Royalty Rates and Terms for Ephemeral Recording and Webcasting Digital Performance of Sound Recordings”. And now, a mere four or five months after the CRB first announced its decision (which … Continue Reading
Some uncertainties still need to be tied down, and “Small Broadcasters” may not be happy, but the new rates themselves are likely to please broadcasters If you’re a webcaster (or planning to be one between now and 2020), you’ll need to know that the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has at long last announced the webcasting … Continue Reading
Recent decisions resolve some questions, influence the eventual resolution of others. If you’re a webcaster, we’ve got some news for you. While the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has yet to conclude its Webcasting IV proceeding, it has issued two orders recently that wrap up some aspects of that proceeding. And the Register of Copyrights has … Continue Reading
Kevin Goldberg pursues his mission: laying out the annual SoundExchange filing requirements so that everybody that has to comply with them can know what to do.… Continue Reading
A Copyright Royalty Board notice suggests a possible shift in the way webcasting royalty rates may be calculated in the next five-year term.… Continue Reading
Heads up, all you webcasters. It's a new year, and you have filing requirements coming up fast, including an important JANUARY 31 deadline.… Continue Reading
Kevin Goldberg pursues his mission: laying out the annual SoundExchange filing requirements so that everybody that has to comply with them can know what to do.… Continue Reading
The beginning of another year brings renewed obligations for all broadcasters who are operating a non-interactive webcast. If you're a NONCOMMERCIAL webcaster (as distinct from a noncommercial educational webcaster), check out your to-do list here.… Continue Reading
The beginning of another year brings renewed obligations for all broadcasters who are operating a non-interactive webcast. If you're a NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL webcaster, check out your to-do list here.… Continue Reading
The beginning of another year brings renewed obligations for all broadcasters who are operating a non-interactive webcast. If you're a COMMERCIAL webcaster, check out your to-do list here.… Continue Reading
All you non-interactive webcasters thinking about your budgeting for, say, the next five years: the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has announced the rates and terms that will apply to your operations for the period January 1, 2011-December 31, 2015.… Continue Reading
For the upcoming 2011-2015 webcasting royalty term, the CRB is looking to impose overall terms and conditions identical to those reached in privately-negotiated settlement agreements developed in 2009.… Continue Reading