Author Archives: Mike Clark

I was interviewed by the Washington Post on Thursday afternoon. I’m mentioned at the end of the article Shaken Internet Radio Stations Face Specter of New Fees Sunday. Welcome to those visitors who saw the station mentioned in the Post. … Continue reading →

Christmas Music 24/7 was mentioned several times in an article in today’s LA Times: Web DJs silenced by royalty fees. While it is very exciting to be quoted in a major newspaper, it would be better if I could simply … Continue reading →

The newest Christmas Music 24/7 station, the all instrumental one, that I set up in January after buying several dozen new CDs, has been shut down in preparation for the July 15th deadline for retroactive performance royalties. I’ll miss sharing … Continue reading →

I am attending the House Committee on Small Business hearing today on “Assessing the Impact of the Copyright Royalty Board Decision to Increase Royalty Rates on Recording Artists and Webcasters.” It should be interesting. It is nice to see that … Continue reading →

On Tuesday the 26th, most web radio stations will be going silent for the day to protest the new performance royalty rates. CNN is reporting Web radio sites to go silent in protest. ABC 7 of Los Angeles reported as … Continue reading →

A good article on the new proposal from SoundExchange to differentiate between small and large webcasters: Internet royalty rates slammed. It appears based on rumors and the press release from SoundExchange that Christmas Music 24/7 will be able to start … Continue reading →

An interesting article Higher music royalties troubling the Internet, but it doesn’t directly mention the per play fees, just the $500 minimum per station. I wish Pandora hadn’t joked about moving overseas.

In Jazzmen To Congress: Save Net Radio, Eliot Van Buskirk shares a letter sent my several jazz musicians to Senator Conyers and Senator Leahy.

I’ve already noticed several stations dropping off of Live365. A very large Jazz station from California apparently has stopped online broadcasting. There are many stations in the broadcaster forums at Live365 that are discussing their plans to shut down in … Continue reading →