CARP passed- this sucks.

[valerie <valerie@valerium.net>]

A good explanation is here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8271-2002May25.html
Also, I've heard but have yet to confirm that the RIAA will be collecting
fees "on behalf" of artists and labels that are not RIAA members. Meaning
that if I have a song that plays on somafm or any live365 stream (etc) the
RIAA is collecting money for that song... and I highly doubt that I or any
other small artist will see that money unless we go to the RIAA and demand
it.
-
valerie

>  From what I gather, it's not so much the rates as it is the fact that
>internet radio has to pay an extra fee that the regular radio stations
>don't. Everyone pays to BMI or ASCAP for rights to broadcast. The
>Internet guys pay that and then this CARP fee to the RIAA because the
>RIAA claims that it's easier to copy from Internet radio.
>  It's a punitive fee, used as a weapon in the RIAA's war on all
>Internet audio technology.
>
>
>on 6/21/02 Kim Flint wrote:
>
>>I don't really know many details about the CARP thing, in regards to
>>what
>>royalty rates would be fair or not....