[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

[KarlInOhio]

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

I think those rates are for the broadcast stations' internet feeds as opposed to the stations' over the air broadcasts.

Then there is confusion on whether the royalties being paid are for the writers or the performers. As I understand it, broadcast stations have to pay royalties to the writers but not to the performers because the performers are supposed to get increased sales from air play.

In my opinion the rate should be the same no matter what the medium is. The only difficulty is how to handle internet broadcasts where you can track how many people are receiving the station at any time vs. broadcast or satellite where you get no feedback from receivers.