http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3688466
July 12, 2007
Court Denies Webcasters' Stay Appeal
By Roy Mark
Webcasters suffered a major blow in their effort to rollback
new royalty rates late Wednesday when the U.S. District
Court of Appeals denied their appeal for an emergency stay
of relief.
The stay would have delayed the July 15 due date for the new
royalties, which triple the rates for streaming music over
the next three years. The court decision does not preclude
the court from ultimately ruling in favor of the webcasters.
The May appeal, filed by the Digital Media Association
(DiMA), is still pending.
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U.S. Rep Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), who has introduced
legislation to vacate the March Copyright Royalty Board's
decision, vowed in a statement to continue to push his bill.
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Inslee's Internet Radio Equality Act (IREA) would set a
2006-2010 royalty rate at the same level currently paid by
satellite radio services, which is 7.5 percent of revenues.
The new royalty fees for Internet radio call for $.0008 per
song streamed for 2006, $.0011 for 2007, $.0014 for 2008,
$.0018 for 2009 and $.0019 for 2010. Most webcasters now pay
a rate of $.0012 per stream.
The IREA has gained 128 co-sponsors since it was introduced
in April. Similar legislation is pending in the Senate.
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