Hi, if I was to start an online radio station, what are the Legal issues of playing copyrighted songs (only being streamed).
2007-12-04 08:01:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Radio
you have to pay two entities, one is soundexchange (on behalf of riaa - the labels) and then also prs (performing rights societies) that would be ascap and bmi (sesac too sort of). best to go with live 365 or something like that.,
2007-12-05 02:32:13 · answer #1 · answered by bree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will need to pay royalty both for the composition and the recording. RIAA collects for the recording and requires a minimum of $500 up-front and a very extensive requirement for records which include info on every listner of every play. I believe that ASCAP/BMI exempts small non-profit stations from performance royalty, but check their websites to be certain.
2007-12-04 22:38:19 · answer #2 · answered by lare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lare's right. Soundscan will get you if you don't watch out! I have a friend with a professional country stream. #1 in national US hits and he may have to drop it becaus of the tariff. It's very expesive - not for the faint of heart - or broke ;<)
-a guy named duh
2007-12-04 22:57:52 · answer #3 · answered by Duh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋