Comments on: Internet Radio Royalties Announced – Excel Spreadsheet Shows the Bad News

By: Mathman

Mathman — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:53:31 +0000

159,140 is exactly 218 x 730. 730 is the number of hours a day (24) times the number of days in a year (365) divided by the number of months (12), thus the average number of hours in a month. thus the listener base is exactly 218 per month.

By: Chachi

Chachi — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:04:54 +0000

It’s not $500/month fee….it’s $500 per year minimum….159,140 ATH turns out to be a listener base of a little over 221 listeners….You can only be considered a “non-commercial” webcaster if you make an application for exemption with the I.R.S.

By: Ricky Romeo

Ricky Romeo — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:09:39 +0000

Its very simple to me as a person who’s been involved in the music industy since the 1960′s,the Riaa has never done anything for artists in this industry unless you are awarded a platinum or gold record you don’t know they exist,the majority of artists they claim to represent have never received a dime from them.Radio Stations should demand to see a list of so-called artists and record companies who have been paid by Riaa. Now here’s the answer don’t play anything but unsigned and independent artists only,only play a major Artist if its paid advertisement for the record company,remember the record companies sell millions of cd’s online thru customers who only listen to internet radio,this is not going to change, remember before the emegence of internet radio,the record industry was ying,without internet sales the record industry is going to suffer.Broadcast radio can’t save them So play the great music of the unsigned and independent artist and watch the record industry suffer.