Monday, August 27, 2007

Music industry caps fees for Net radio stations

WASHINGTON — A music industry group Thursday said it would cap "per channel" fees for major Internet radio companies streaming music on multiple channels.

SoundExchange, which collects royalties from webcasters and distributes them to artists and record labels, said it would limit fees - at $50,000 a year - for online radio station companies that offer more than 100 channels to customers.

A panel of three copyright judges earlier this year mandated that webcasters had to pay higher royalty fees and a $500 fee "per station or channel" streamed, regardless of the total number of channels.

The ruling meant that large webcasters, such as Pandora Media Inc. and Time Warner Inc.'s AOL, that stream hundreds of channels faced much higher payments to SoundExchange than in the past.

Representatives from both companies said the new agreement was a positive first step, but they are still negotiating on how the new royalty rates will be calculated.

"That $500 per channel minimum was kind of absurd and the truth is everybody knew that," Pandora founder Tim Westergren said. "But the real meat of this is the (royalty) rate, which has not been figured out yet."

The agreement also calls for accurate reporting of what's streamed rather than the sampling that had been used in the past to determine fees. And SoundExchange also wants Internet radio stations who accept the deal to collaborate on how to prevent illegal downloading of copyrighted streaming music.

SoundExchange said the agreement applies only to its members of some 20,000 recording artists and 3,500 record labels, including all the major labels.

Net radio grabs olive branch from royalty police

Web radio may survive after all.

Today, America's online radio royalty police - aka SoundExchange - agreed to cap per channel fees at $50,000 for each individual broadcaster, a big win for sites like Yahoo! and Live365 that serve up thousands of channels to listeners across the web.

SoundExchange continues to haggle over further changes to the new royalty rates issued by the U.S. Copyright Royalty board this spring - rates that threatened to bring down the entire industry - but broadcasters are confident the two sides can ultimately reach a compromise.

“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."

In March, the Royalty Board laid down new rules that would require broadcasters to pay $0.0008 per song per listener. That's retroactive to 2006, and by 2010, the base rate would jump to $0.0019. Plus, the board called for a $500 per channel minimum royalty.

The new rates were due to kick in on July 15, but as broadcasters protested on Capital Hill, SoundExchange - the organization charged with collecting the new royalties - held off on collection in order to negotiate a compromise.

On Tuesday, SoundExchange said it would reduce per listener royalties for smaller broadcasters, but several have already rejected the offer, saying it still prevents them from staying in business.

Two days later, its cap on the $500 per channel minimum has been met with open arms, but SoundExchange has included two conditions: webcasters must provide the organization with comprehensive records of songs being broadcast, and the Digital Music Association, which represents many broadcasters, must work with SoundExchange to "evaluate" what's known as "streamripping," the practice of recording songs as they're broadcast over the net. ®

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NET Radio is a statewide public radio network originating in Lincoln, Nebraska and composed of nine transmitters. As part of Nebraska Educational Telecommunications, we are governed in part by the NET Commission and assisted by the NET Foundation for Radio Board (formerly the Public Radio Nebraska Foundation Board).

We are committed to bringing you the best in public radio and work around the clock to broadcast news and classical music that will educate, challenge and inspire. Though we receive some state and federal funding, our largest source of funding comes from our listeners.

Finally, if you'd like to know more about NET Radio, there are many ways to contact us. You can email us at radio@netnebraska.org or give us a call at 402-472-6141 or 888-638-7346.

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The NET Foundation for Radio is the statewide non-profit 501 (c) (3) citizen support organization chartered to assist the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission to establish and operate the NET Radio.

NET Radio is licensed to a state agency, the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission. NET Radio is part of Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET), an umbrella organization whose mission is to educate, challenge and inspire Nebraska, the nation and the world through excellence in noncommercial telecommunications.

The NET Foundation for Radio was chartered in 1976, originally under the name Nebraskans for Public Radio. The responsibilities of the NET Foundation for Radio Board of Directors are to enhance the position of public radio in the state of Nebraska, and to facilitate its development through increased public participation, guidance, financial support and oversight. Service on the Board of Directors is an important public responsibility. If you are interested in serving on the NET Foundation for Radio Board or would like more information, please contact Michele Peon-Casanova at 402-472-9333, ext. 375 or mpeon-casanova@netnebraska.org.

The Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission

The Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission (NETC) is the licensee of the stations of NET Radio, which also governs NET Television.

The eleven Commissioners are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Legislature. The minutes for the most recent Commission meeting and past meetings are available, as are the agendas of upcoming and past meetings and the statutes that govern the Commission.

Meetings of the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission are open to the public and held monthly at the NET building, 1800 N. 33rd Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Download Music from Internet Radio Stations to iPod or MP3 CD

Geoff Allen is a 69 year young Aussie, a jazz musician and loves listening to music on web radio from USA and Australia. He is looking for a simple internet radio recorder to ~~rip~~ save his favorite songs as MP3 audio. Geoff writes:

I want to record songs from online radio stations, label each one as I record it and put a small space in between each one (about 2 seconds) then save the songs (could be as many as 30/40 per session) in MP3 format to burn to a CD disc or the iPod MP3 player.

My greatest thrill in life other than riding my sidecar motorcycle rig is listening to good music that I can replay at my discretion and take with me wherever I go.

Disclaimer: While the method described here can be used to save streaming audio from all internet radio stations like Live365, Last.fm, AOL Radio, Pandora music or even from iTunes and Yahoo! Music Launchcast, you should cross-check their terms of service.

Geoff, assuming that you have the necessary permissions, here's a step-by-step guide to help you create an MP3 album of your favorite songs from online radio:

Step 1: Download Audacity from Sourceforge.net here. Available for Mac, Windows and Linux platforms.

Download streaming music

Step 2: Open Audacity and choose View -> Float Mixer Toolbar. In the drop-down menu on Audacity's mixer toolbar, choose "Wave Out" or "Stereo Mix" as the input source. Open the Audacity Preferences dialog and choose Mono channel in the Audio I/O tab. Select your sound card name in Recording Device [Sigma Tel C-Major Audio in my case]

Step 3: Open the radio station of choice using the web browser or Real player or Yahoo! Messenger. Hit the play button and switch to Audacity.

Step 4: As the song of your choice is about to play, hit the keyboard shortcut - R to begin recording of the song or press the Record button on the Audacity interface. When the song end, hit the Space Bar to stop recording.

Record web radio

Now when your next favorite song is playing on the radio station, hit the R button again. Now Audacity will record the song in a separate track. This is helpful as you will realize in a minute. Repart the R-space bar cycle until you record all the songs to your PC or Mac.

Step 5: The last step - Choose File -> Export Multiple - this will save the individual Audacity track as separate MP3 files or WAV files. Choose the export folder and select "Split files based on Tracks". Click export.

Export Internet Radio to iPod

That's it. Burn this folder as an Audio CD or transfer them your iPod or mobile phone and enjoy the web music offline.

[Make sure you download the free LAME MP3 encoder to export recording as MP3 files. Advanced users may consider Audacity effects to fine-tune their internet recordings.]