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Source: RAIN
Title: WEBCASTER SETTLEMENT MAY LEAVE SMALLER FIRMS IN A TOUGH SPOT, SAYS INDUSTRY ATTORNEY Author: Paul Maloney Industry attorney David Oxenford notes in his Broadcast Law Blog (here) that recent articles on webcasters like Tim Westergren of Pandora and Jon Potter, President of DiMA, indicate that a resolution between large-commercial webcasters and SoundExchange could be near. However, Westergren called the deal “tremendously unfair,” and noted that “perhaps not all webcasters would be able to survive at the rate being discussed, and some might have to try to enter into their own agreements to fit other types of webcast operations,” according to Oxenford (RAIN coverage here). Indeed, there has been uncertainty as to where small commercial and non-commercial webcasters will stand, and Oxenford reveals that settlements with non-DiMA groups will only take place after a resolution is reached with the DiMA webcasters. Read More |