Category Webcasting
29 Nov
Confusing Email or Letter from SoundExchange?
Did you receive an email or letter from SoundExchange that contains a lot of legal gibberish like this: According to our records, you are the contact for a noncommercial educational webcaster that is currently relying on the statutory licenses set forth in Sections 112 and 114 of the U.S. Copyright Act (the “statutory license”) and […]
READ MORE20 Dec
Webcasting Victory for Student Stations!
Student stations achieved a victory in the webcasting arena! The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) agreed to adopt a settlement between CBI and SoundExchange that does not raise the minimum fee which all most student stations’ pay and provides much needed relief from burdensome recordkeeping requirements. See our press release on this topic. While these rates […]
READ MORE25 Apr
Webcasting Rates 2011-2015
Webcasting issues can be confusing. With different audio/radio stations paying different rates (commercial, “pureplay”, NPR and college/school stations, you will likely read and hear about many different fee structures and recordkeeping/reporting requirements. CBI sets the facts straight with respect to stations at schools and colleges that are not NPR/CPB qualified on our webcasting pages. Despite […]
READ MORE16 Mar
UNF’s Osprey Radio hoping to take flight, win right to become on-air station
UNF’s Osprey Radio hoping to take flight, win right to become on-air station The college station has struggled to establish its presence on airwaves. Read more here…
READ MORE17 Jan
1/31 Deadline for Webcasting Fee Payments and No/Reduced Recordkeeping Option Deadlines
If your radio station is webcasting sound recordings without having obtained royalty waivers, your station must make some decisions and pay the annual minimum fee prior to January 31, 2010. Royalty Fees for the webcasting of sound recordings are paid on an annual basis each January. The minimum fee is $500. Stations also need to […]
READ MORE15 Oct
Partial Win as the CRB Announces New Reporting Requirements for webcasters
New reporting requirements announced for webcasters. Educationally affiliated stations that are not CPB qualified have options because of CBI.
READ MORE1 Aug
CBI Reaches Webcasting Settlement Through 2016!
CBI has been working long and hard to address the most troublesome the legal issues concerning webcasting for student college radio stations. We have achieved results along the way (SWSA settlement of 2003, less stringent recordkeeping and reporting requirements than proposed, etc.) After years of filing comments, visiting with lawmakers, surveying members, etc., etc., etc., we are now able to report that we have achieved meaningfull, long-term results through a settlement under the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009 and potentially more! Some highlights...
READ MORE28 May
CBI and Others File Comments Regarding Webcasting Rules
In December of 2008, the Copyright Royalty Judges (“CRJs”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (“NPRM”) which contained proposals to increase the recordkeeping requirements. Specifically, the CRJs proposed that all webcasters using copyrighted music w/o releases would need to report each and every song played throughout the year, which is known as census reporting. […]
READ MORE24 Apr
Webcasting survey even for those not webcasting!
CBI is conducting a survey of college and high school stations in response to a proposal, by the Copyright Royalty Board, to increase the burdens stations face when webcasting. We are seeking input from all stations, even if they are not currently webcasting. The survey is available at http://tinyurl.com/CBI-recordkeeeping-survey .
READ MORE21 Apr
REQUIRED Webcasting Reports
In order to help the CRJs understand how these proposed changes to recordkeeping and reports of use will impact your station, CBI is developing a survey to gather information from all educational, even if they are not currently webcasting. The survey should be released by the end of the week and a link will be posted to the site, to the CBI email lists and sent via email to stations across the nation. CBI knows that this is a very busy time of year, so we have kept the survey as short as possible in order to gather as many responses as possible. If you do not receive email by the end of the week with a link to the survey, please come back to the site for the link!
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