RAIN Notes: July 3
AMEVA Goes Around Again – U.S. Congress
Happy 10th; Happy 100 Billionth – Spotify
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David Oxenford
David Oxenford: Copyright Royalty Board Decision on Webcasting Royalties Expected by June 14 – What Will the Streaming Rates for 2021-2025 Be?
by David Oxenford
This vital guest column by David Oxenford summarizes the royalty rate arguments put before the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) for a ruling expected by mid-June. In normal times that ruling would have been delivered before January 1, but this every-five-year cycle has been delayed by Covid. The outcome will chart the financial course for webcasters of all sizes in the 2021-2025 period.
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David Oxenford: Podcaster Sued for Copyright Infringement for Using Music without Permission
by David Oxenford
Major labels and publishers are quick to call in the copyright lawyers, and this time their target was a podcast that they claimed was illegally using music in episodes. David Oxenford explains the distinctions between different performance licenses and what podcasters should do to stay on the right side of copyright law. Continue Reading
David Oxenford: Court of Appeals Upholds Copyright Royalty Board’s 2015 Webcasting Royalty Rate Decision
by David Oxenford
Years after the decision, SoundExchange is still pushing for an appeal of the Copyright Royalty Board’s determination of webcasting rates for the 2016-2020 period. Legal expert David Oxenford shares some background on how appeals courts review these cases and breaks down the latest ruling. Continue Reading
David Oxenford: More Podcast Legal Issues – Getting Releases From Interview Subjects
by David Oxenford
Popular podcast S-Town drew critique and legal attention for how it handled public revelations about a private citizen’s life. David Oxenford addresses the legal questions surrounding podcast subjects, especially as more audio programming is optioned for television and film. Continue Reading
David Oxenford: Copyright Royalty Board News – Sirius XM and Cable Radio Rates, Webcasting Rate Appeal to Be Argued in February
by David Oxenford
The Copyright Royalty Board recently made its ruling for royalty rates to be paid by Sirius XM in 2018-2022. David Oxenford lays out the known details of the determination along with some important notes about the appeal for the webcasting rates set for 2016. Continue Reading
David Oxenford: Chairman Wheeler to Step Down on Inauguration Day Leaving a Republican-Controlled FCC – What’s It Mean for Broadcasters?
by David Oxenford
In the most detailed and far-thinking report on Tom Wheeler’s resignation that we’ve seen, guest columnist and renowned broadcast attorney David Oxenford lays out what a Republican-controlled FCC could mean after Inauguration Day. Continue Reading
David Oxenford: No Cost of Living Increase in Webcasting Royalties for 2017
by David Oxenford
The Copyright Royalty Board has said that there will be no cost-of-living increase for the online stream and pureplay rates levied in 2017. Here are the key details about this development. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit Rewind: David Oxenford’s legal snapshots
At RAIN Summit Nashville in September, broadcast law attorney David Oxenford delivered a fast-moving, wide-ranging presentation of webcasting legal issues that are currently important. Click through for full video, and don’t blink! Continue Reading
David Oxenford: CRB Set to Begin 3 New Royalty Proceedings – Mechanical Royalty, Sirius XM Satellite Royalty, and Noncommercial Broadcasting Over-the-Air Royalties
by David Oxenford
In tomorrow’s Federal Register, the Copyright Royalty Board will announce the commencement of three new proceedings to set music royalties for the 2018-2022 five-year period, each involving a different music right. Continue Reading
CRB Developments: Revised Rates and Terms, Issues about Performance Complement and Small Webcasters
Unsettled issues are flowing into the industry mindspace following the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruling of new webcast royalty rates to labels on December 16. Broadcast law attorney David Oxenford untangles what the issues mean to broadcasters and small webcasters. Continue Reading
David Oxenford: Adele’s New Record is Not on Online Streaming Services – Except Where It Is – The Difference Between Interactive and Noninteractive Streaming
by David Oxenford
Broadcast law attorney and guest columnist David Oxenford explains the difference between interactive and non-interactive music services in the context of Adele’s new album release, which is withheld from on-demand listening platforms like Rhapsody and Spotify. Continue Reading