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Published by Randall Krause on Wednesday, April 18, 2007  [Permalink] [Return to Top]

SoundExchange Awaits Negotiations with Webcasters

In a surprising twist of events, John Simson revealed in a Tuesday press interview that SoundExchange is interested in striking a deal with digital music services for "alternative" royalty rates. However, Mr. Simson also claimed that Webcasters were simply too busy hyping their frustrations, instead of sitting down with SoundExchange and discussing real business solutions.

This is clearly a game of "wits" to the U.S. recording industry. And we've only just reached the third inning. What hardball play can we expect next from SoundExchange?

Randall Krause
Small Webcaster Community Initiative
randall@smallwebcaster.org

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