Net radio grabs olive branch from royalty police
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| “We are encouraged by today’s announcement,” said Jake Ward, a spokesperson
| for SaveNetRadio, a coalition of internet broadcasters including everyone
| from Yahoo! to WebRadioPugetSound. “This agreement is a clear sign of
| progress in the ongoing negotiations between webcasters and SoundExchange and
| a very good first step toward a viable solution."
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/24/net_radio_grabs_olive_branch_from_royalty_police/
More here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070824/ap_on_hi_te/internet_radio_cap_on_fees
Their protests paid off. It shows that greedy monopolies don't always get their
way.
Related:
Royalty fee 'to damage net radio'
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| Hundreds of US net radio stations face potential closure from Monday when
| they will be expected to comply with a new royalties ruling for playing
| music.
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| Smaller stations face a payment increase of 1,200% while larger station could
| owe up to 300% more, lobby group SaveNetRadio has said.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6896152.stm
A Patent Lie
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| Microsoft sang a very different tune in 1991. In a memo to his
| senior executives, Bill Gates wrote, "If people had understood how
| patents would be granted when most of today's ideas were invented,
| and had taken out patents, the industry would be at a complete
| standstill today." Mr. Gates worried that "some large company will
| patent some obvious thing" and use the patent to "take as much of
| our profits as they want."
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/09/opinion/09lee.html
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