Librarian of Congress Sets rates for Broadcasting Music Online

["Hamaker, Chuck" <cahamake@email.uncc.edu>]

>From digital-copyright Digest 21 Jun 2002 Issue 18

College Stations Alarmed as Librarian of Congress Sets Rates for
Broadcasting Music Online

By DAN CARNEVALE, The Chronicle.com, June 21, 2002
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/06/2002062101t.htm

"The librarian of Congress on Thursday released a final schedule of the
fees that radio stations must pay to record companies when the stations
play music online." * Webcasters' Fees Slashed in Half By Brad King,
WiredNews.com, June 20, 2002

http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285,53377,00.html

"Webcasters worried that Internet radio would be wiped out by outrageously
high royalty rates found little solace on Thursday despite a ruling that
slashed a controversial licensing fee in half." * Rates:

http://www.copyright.gov/carp/webcasting_rates_final.html * More Coverage:
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/3511881.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/21/technology/21WEB.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19373-2002Jun20.html