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<P><B></B><A HREF="http://www.savenetradio.org/"><B><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Courier New">http://www.savenetradio.org/</FONT></U></B></A><B></B>
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<P><B><FONT FACE="Courier New">During my talk about podcasting, I mentioned a bit about royalty fees and legislation due to go into effect with a RETROACTIVE fee schedule (all the way back to january of 2006! -- that's a year and a half of increase fees due all at once!)</FONT></B></P>
<P><B><FONT FACE="Courier New">The group referenced by the link has put together a petition on the subject, details of course are on their site.</FONT></B>
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<P><B><FONT FACE="Courier New">I'll admit I'm not entirely clear on the issue, but the more I read about it, the more it seems directed to /streaming/ broadcasts of music (in particular) I'm not sure where a /podcast/ falls within the spectrum of "internet radio" -- sure, you *could* play it "as a stream" by virtue of the fact your media player will open the URL "as a file" and read/play it from there. But for podcasts in particular, the usual mode is to download the entire file, and once downloaded, nothing really "stops" you from redistributing the file (and, in some cases, you might actually be encouraged to do so)</FONT></B></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tom Emerson</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">818-977-8828 </FONT>
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