A Monday Update On Net Radio Royalty Negotiations

You have to be a detective to keep up with the latest developments in the fight to save internet radio. But don’t worry, Hypebot will do that work for you.

The compromise that’s being worked out with SoundExchange to keep net radio on the air includes:

• an end to end mp3 streams that allow "stream ripping".  (ARS, Hypebot)
• large webcatsers like Pandora and Live365 have accepted a $50,000 cap on $500 per channel fees. (Wired)
• Read a PDF of a press release that outlines SounExchange’s latest positions here.