Well, actually.. I don't think that ANYTHING that I outlined above applies to podcasting. It applies to streaming audio and broadcasting, not making an actual COPY of the sound recording available to people. With downloading a DJ mix, or a clip of a radio show as a podcast, you are making copies of "sound recordings" available without paying licenses for them. I can't podcast off of my site becaues the licenses I pay don't cover it. You would actually have to license the sound recordings from the copyright owners -- as if you were making a legit CD compilation -- to actually do this legally. lame huh
-erika On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:01:59 +0000, robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ok so *legal* podcasting is expensive. > > so why all the fuss in the media about this. are they encouraging people > to go down this route so that they're eventually forced to cough up? > > we live in stange times > > robin... > > > erika wrote: > >>If you webcast or post mixes on your own, however, you could be liable for > >>more money > >>than you will ever make in your entire life. > > > > > > false. there is a "small webcaster" clause. i run a 24x7 audio webcast > > with as many as 1000 unique listeners a day but pay under $600/year to > > license broadcast rights for songs represented by ascap, bmi, AND > > sesac (which have recipcicol rights with many foreign organizations > > such as gema).. this is DIFFERENT from the right to broadcast the > > sound recordings, which are covered by a separate licensing fee > > payable to the US copyright office via soundexchange. this one is > > heftier, about $1k a year (if i remember correctly) -- but not wholly > > unreasonable. > > >
