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The Internet Radio Equality Act of 2007
Topic: Intellectual Property 8:22 pm EDT, May 20, 2007

This bill deserves support, but one wonders about the political wisdom of this proposal. What constituency are they trying to win here?

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sam Brownback (R-KS) today proposed legislation to keep Internet radio alive by vacating a Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) decision that could increase Internet radio sound recording royalties by 300 percent to 1,200 percent.

“I am alarmed by the recent Copyright Royalty Board decision and the effect it will have on Internet radio – especially small Webcasters with limited revenue streams. I am hopeful that with this bipartisan legislation Internet radio will continue to flourish,” said Brownback, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Read the bill:

To nullify the determinations of the Copyright Royalty Judges with respect to webcasting, to modify the basis for making such a determination, and for other purposes.

The Internet Radio Equality Act of 2007



 
 
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