42244 1 3 econsultancy_xml <p>Internet radio broadcasters, including the likes of <a href="http://www.pandora.com">Pandora</a>, may be threatened by the fee hikes. <a href="http://www.last.fm">Last.FM</a> would be exempt from the ruling as it is based in London. </p> <p>The new rates will require webcasters to pay for each song which they stream to users. The cost of streaming one song is set to rise each year, from $0.0008 to $0.0019 in 2010. </p> <p>This may not sound much, but for heavy users the cost can rise to $0.0128 per listener per hour, which is more than many internet radio services make from subscriptions or advertising.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>Internet radio broadcasters, including the likes of <Link URL="http://www.pandora.com" Window="New">Pandora</Link>, may be threatened by the fee hikes. <Link URL="http://www.last.fm" Window="New">Last.FM</Link> would be exempt from the ruling as it is based in London. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The new rates will require webcasters to pay for each song which they stream to users. The cost of streaming one song is set to rise each year, from $0.0008 to $0.0019 in 2010. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>This may not sound much, but for heavy users the cost can rise to $0.0128 per listener per hour, which is more than many internet radio services make from subscriptions or advertising.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-03-06T20:31:00+00:00 1 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Royalty rates for music played via internet radio services could be set to triple, if the <a href="http://www.riaa.com">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA) gets its way.</strong> </p> <p>The US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has endorsed a plan by the RIAA to retroactively raise the fees Internet radio broadcasters must pay to stream music.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Royalty rates for music played via internet radio services could be set to triple, if the <Link URL="http://www.riaa.com" Window="New">Recording Industry Association of America</Link> (RIAA) gets its way.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has endorsed a plan by the RIAA to retroactively raise the fees Internet radio broadcasters must pay to stream music.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 900 362807 RIAA plots royalty fee hikes false 2007-03-07T15:00:00+00:00 riaa-plots-royalty-fee-hikes 2009-04-28T22:44:21+01:00 2009-04-28T22:44:21+01:00 299