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Congressional Action Needed before May 15 to Halt Widespread Webcaster Bankruptcies April 16, 2007 – The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) today denied requests made by DiMA and other parties for a rehearing to reconsider issues in its March 2 determination of Internet radio royalty rates. Without Congressional intervention, the decision – which is retroactive to [...]

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By now you've likely heard the news about the Copyright Board's ruling regarding net radio. Simply put, it approximately triples the amount paid to record labels via SoundExchange for streaming Internet radio over the next three years, changes the way the payments are computed (from what is called an "Aggregate Tuning Hour" basis to a [...]

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I have to disappear for another week or two until I get some other things done. I wish I didn't have to, but it's only fair to the people who depend on me. I have a todo list long enough for two or three people. "Hello, my name is Richard and I have a time [...]

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OK folks, what do you think of this? Should I start encoding/re-encoding my videos at 640×480/360? I'm thinking "no." Advantages: Maybe Apple will pay attention to me. Yeah, right. Disadvantages: That's a ton of extra bandwidth, multiplied by a few thousand viewers, and that's just my podcast. Besides, does anyone out there in Internetland actually [...]

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I've been spending so much time in front of the computer lately that I messed up my back and had to stay home from work. It feels like someone used my kidneys for punching bags. When my kids came home from school this afternoon they took turns walking up and down my back in front [...]

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