[garyb]

I;m confused, why does the above article report that Broadcasters are not paying royalties, it sure looks like they do:

http://www.broadcastlawblog.com/2011/03/articles/internet-radio/final-webcasting-royalty-rates-published-a-comparison-of-how-much-various-services-pay/

The differing royalty rates for these three groups of webcasters can be summarized as set forth below.

Broadcasters Per Performance Royalties

2011 - $.0017 per performance
2012 - $.0020 per performance
2013 - $.0022 per performance
2014 - $.0023 per performance
2015 - $.0025 per performance

Statutory Webcasting Per Performance Royalty Rates

2011 - $.0019 per performance
2012 - $.0021 per performance
2013 - $.0021 per performance
2014 - $.0023 per performance
2015 - $.0023 per performance

Pureplay Webcasters Per Performance Royalty Rates

2011 - $.00102 per performance
2012 - $.00110 per performance
2013 - $.00120 per performance
2014 - $.00130 per performance
2015 - $.00140 per performance