04-17-2010, 08:33 AM
http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley...n-congress
Right now broadcast radio stations only pay royalties to songwriters, which can be anywhere from a few cents to a few dollars per spin depending on market size, time of day, and audience share. A number of broadcast radio stations who are on thinner ice financially will likely move away from music formats if their royalties increase, although I'm sure stronger stations will survive.
My internet station (http://www.grey.fm) had its number of free listening slots cut back 60% by Live365 to the last royalty rate increase for Internet radio. That raised the rate from the 2005 level of $0.000768 per song per listener to $0.0008 in 2006, $0.0011 in 2007, $0.0014 in 2008, $0.0018 in 2008, and $0.0019 in 2010. As an example, if I have 40 listeners who hear 15 songs in one hour, my liability for performance royalties is $1.14 for that hour alone-an that's in addition to the songwriters' royalties.
Broadcast radio stations who stream online are exempt from some of the additional royalty liabilities.
Right now broadcast radio stations only pay royalties to songwriters, which can be anywhere from a few cents to a few dollars per spin depending on market size, time of day, and audience share. A number of broadcast radio stations who are on thinner ice financially will likely move away from music formats if their royalties increase, although I'm sure stronger stations will survive.
My internet station (http://www.grey.fm) had its number of free listening slots cut back 60% by Live365 to the last royalty rate increase for Internet radio. That raised the rate from the 2005 level of $0.000768 per song per listener to $0.0008 in 2006, $0.0011 in 2007, $0.0014 in 2008, $0.0018 in 2008, and $0.0019 in 2010. As an example, if I have 40 listeners who hear 15 songs in one hour, my liability for performance royalties is $1.14 for that hour alone-an that's in addition to the songwriters' royalties.
Broadcast radio stations who stream online are exempt from some of the additional royalty liabilities.