Webcasters Would Be Forced to Cease Lobbying to Avoid Royalties
by Amanda Adams*, 7/12/2007
There is currently a push for an advocacy restriction in a proposed deal to allow public radio stations to broadcast over the internet without having to pay additional royalty fees. KCRW, Southern California's National Public Radio weekly music commentary, On The Beat, reported that "SoundExchange offered to music webcasters concerning internet music royalties includes quid pro quos that the organization did not disclose in its July 29 press release. KCRW commentator Celia Hirschman reports that webcasters would have to agree to cease their lobbying efforts on behalf of the Internet Radio Equality Act." For more information, listen to the report here or visit www.kcrw.com.
