James Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Alot of stations are crying over music licensing prices.. who plays a combination of free independent artists and commercial music? Its a cheap way to do it! :waoh: Studiio - All-In-One Radio Communication Platform SMS | Phone Calls | Social Media | Content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADcHATTER Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 In the US there is no such thing as a "cheap" way to do it. And even if you played nothing but Independant artists, you'd still have to pay outrageous royalties! See, SoundExchange (the collection arm of the RIAA) has given themselves the power to collect royalties for ANY MUSIC PLAYED even if the artist or copyright holder ISNT a member of SoundExchange or the RIAA. If the artist or Copyright holder wants their cut, they have to join...then, after a fee, will get a percentage of the money taken in in their name. Course if they dont join...SoundExchange gets to keep that money! Great little racket they have huh? Apparently AM/FM radio, Internet Radio, Satellite Radio, Cable Radio's playing of music has no promotional value to the labels according to SoundExchange and the RIAA. So they expect us to pay for playing anyones music. Doesnt matter whos it is, we have to pay them. Reminds me of the old Mafia sting "If you want to do business here you have to pay us protection from us!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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