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[docwebster]

First, this, then this from Kurt Hanson's newsletter:

"In a stunning victory for webcasting, both the Senate and the House of Representatives unanimously passed a revised version of H.R. 5469 late last night that clears the way for copyright owners to offer webcasters a percentage-of-revenues royalty rate, essentially allowing the parties to mutually agree to override the CARP decision of last spring."

Comments

[auryn29a.livejournal.com]

So, if I'm reading correctly, that means webcasters pay royalties if they make money off of the music?

Re:

[docwebster.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure *exactly* what it means, but it's sure and hell supposed to be a lot better than the old version which would have ran fees in some cases equalling five to seven hundred times gross revenues of small webcasters.

[dethinwntr.livejournal.com]

Wow, that sounds like a good move in the right direction!

Re:

[docwebster.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but who do we have to thank for it?

Jesse Helms

Excuse me while my brain melts.