Copyright Tyranny
U.S. Copyright Royalty Board Rejects Webcasters, Embraces SoundExchange - What does this mean? It’s basically a classic case of the big guy trying to shut down the little guy. The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board announced new rates for webcasting, a ruling that will greatly affect small webcasters who would be forced to pay unreasonably high royalties, rates so high that they will in all probability force all small webcasters to shut down or face bankruptcy. What this ultimately means is that the Recording Industry and the U.S. Government and are putting in place regulations that will crack down on the diversity of information that is available. So ultimately you the audience lose out.
