Tag Recordkeeping
11 Nov
Comments on Webcasting Settlement Due 11/26/2014
The statutory license for “Non-commercial Webcasters” (like you, quite likely) is due to expire at the end of 2015. CBI has negotiated a settlement with SoundExchange that would largely keep the same rates and terms of the statutory license in place for the next five years after that (from 2016 through 2020). For this to […]
READ MORE20 Dec
Webcasting Victory for Student Stations!
Student stations achieved a victory in the webcasting arena! The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) agreed to adopt a settlement between CBI and SoundExchange that does not raise the minimum fee which all most student stations’ pay and provides much needed relief from burdensome recordkeeping requirements. See our press release on this topic. While these rates […]
READ MORE25 Apr
Webcasting Rates 2011-2015
Webcasting issues can be confusing. With different audio/radio stations paying different rates (commercial, “pureplay”, NPR and college/school stations, you will likely read and hear about many different fee structures and recordkeeping/reporting requirements. CBI sets the facts straight with respect to stations at schools and colleges that are not NPR/CPB qualified on our webcasting pages. Despite […]
READ MORE17 Jan
1/31 Deadline for Webcasting Fee Payments and No/Reduced Recordkeeping Option Deadlines
If your radio station is webcasting sound recordings without having obtained royalty waivers, your station must make some decisions and pay the annual minimum fee prior to January 31, 2010. Royalty Fees for the webcasting of sound recordings are paid on an annual basis each January. The minimum fee is $500. Stations also need to […]
READ MORE15 Oct
Performance Rights Act Passes Senate Committee
Performance Rights Act passes senate committee. The bill needs to be opposed for the continued viability of college/educational radio stations. If it does pass, it must be amended before being passed.
READ MORE15 Oct
Partial Win as the CRB Announces New Reporting Requirements for webcasters
New reporting requirements announced for webcasters. Educationally affiliated stations that are not CPB qualified have options because of CBI.
READ MORE24 Apr
Webcasting survey even for those not webcasting!
CBI is conducting a survey of college and high school stations in response to a proposal, by the Copyright Royalty Board, to increase the burdens stations face when webcasting. We are seeking input from all stations, even if they are not currently webcasting. The survey is available at http://tinyurl.com/CBI-recordkeeeping-survey .
READ MORE21 Apr
REQUIRED Webcasting Reports
In order to help the CRJs understand how these proposed changes to recordkeeping and reports of use will impact your station, CBI is developing a survey to gather information from all educational, even if they are not currently webcasting. The survey should be released by the end of the week and a link will be posted to the site, to the CBI email lists and sent via email to stations across the nation. CBI knows that this is a very busy time of year, so we have kept the survey as short as possible in order to gather as many responses as possible. If you do not receive email by the end of the week with a link to the survey, please come back to the site for the link!
READ MORE6 Mar
College Radio Survival News 3-6-2009
CBI considers the developments concerning webcasting and the Performance Rights act to be critical to the survival of radio and web stations at educational institions. There is a lot happening that you need to be aware of so that you can support the survival of your station. 1. The performance rights act, as proposed by […]
READ MORE30 Jan
Webcasting Developments 2009
On December 30, 2008, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking . The notice contained at least three substantial changes to the current recordkeeping procedures used college and high school webcasters that do not pay any more than the minimum fee to SoundExchange. One of these changes include a switch from […]
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