goofyfish
06-04-02, 07:56 AM
In this year's proposed tariff schedule, SOCAN is attempting to introduce "Tariff 22", which would be a monthly fee of C$0.25 (US$0.16) per "subscriber" to non-profit Internet radio services. Advertising-supported stations would pay a larger fee. These fees would apply even to stations such as RantRadio, which receive permission from the artists whose songs they play.
As RantRadio argues, this would create two problems for Canadian Internet broadcasters. First is the monetary expense to stations, many of which are run by hobbyists with their own money. It seems likely that many such stations would be forced to close if their operators could not afford to pay the fees. The second problem is the paperwork burden and privacy imposition that would be caused by the need to track "subscribers" to a free service which previously required no registration of any sort. (Full text here (http://www.2600.com/news/display.shtml?id=1177))
Peace.
As RantRadio argues, this would create two problems for Canadian Internet broadcasters. First is the monetary expense to stations, many of which are run by hobbyists with their own money. It seems likely that many such stations would be forced to close if their operators could not afford to pay the fees. The second problem is the paperwork burden and privacy imposition that would be caused by the need to track "subscribers" to a free service which previously required no registration of any sort. (Full text here (http://www.2600.com/news/display.shtml?id=1177))
Peace.