The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia decision upholds prior ruling and the U.S. Copyright Office that says radio stations must pay additional royalties on internet streaming. <a href=http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5094122.html?tag=nefd_top>News.com reports:</a> <i>Radio stations have historically been required to pay per-song royalties to songwriters but not to performers, recording companies or anyone else who owns the rights to the “sound recording” of a song</i> The RIAA cheers, bad news for internet radio stations. I know of one internet radio station that is being moved to be an internal feed for hosting customers only. I suspect this will have a rippling, negative effect on the little guys,

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