Sound Exchange

Public Broadcaster, SoundExchange Agree to Webcasting Rates Through 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – SoundExchange and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) are proud to announce an agreement to govern royalty rates for webcasting through 2015. The agreement would allow CPB qualified stations, NPR member stations and National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) participant member stations (along with NPR, American Public Media, Public Radio International and the Public Radio Exchange) to pay an alternate rate of royalties to artists and copyright owners whose recordings they stream over the Internet.

SoundExchange and College Broadcasters, Inc. Reach Groundbreaking Agreement on Webcasting Rates

Artists, Students will see Benefits of Streaming

WASHINGTON, D.C. – SoundExchange

SoundExchange and College Broadcasters, Inc. are proud to announce an agreement which will offer special rates to college radio stations which stream sound recordings over the Internet. These terms, along with more lenient recordkeeping requirements, will mean college stations and other noncommercial educational webcasters can pay a minimum fee to compensate artists and rights owners whose recordings are played, and pay standard per-performance rates only when they exceed certain limits on listenership.

SoundExchange, SIRIUS-XM agree to new webcasting rates

Negotiated terms will help artists and business see “streaming” revenue

WASHINGTON, D.C. – SoundExchange

SoundExchange, the non-profit performance rights organization, and SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio are proud to announce a new agreement governing Sirius’s streaming of sound recordings over the Internet. These terms, which include a per-performance rate and a $500 minimum fee per channel, will allow SIRIUS XM to continue growing its business while still considering the rights of artists to be compensated when their recordings are played.

A Joyful Noise: SoundExchange, Religious broadcasters reach agreement on royalty rates

WASHINGTON, D.C. – SoundExchange

SoundExchange, the non-profit performance rights organization, and the National Religious Broadcasters Music License Committee announced early this morning an agreement to govern royalty rates for webcasting for the years 2006-2015. The terms for these noncommercial stations include a reduced per-performance rate from the CRB rate set in 2007 and a more lenient recordkeeping requirement, while still considering the right of artists and copyright holders to be compensated when their recordings are played. The noncommercial stations have agreed to step up to higher rates for the latter half of the term, reflecting the increasing value of sound recordings.

Webcaster Terms Published in Federal Register

SoundExchange is pleased to announce that the rates and terms of the agreement reached with purepleay webcasters have been entered into the federal register (74 Fed. Reg. 34796, July 17, 2009), beginning the 30-day period opt-in period. Eligible webcasters wishing join in the terms of this agreement must file a Notice of Election (form available here) with SoundExchange within 30 days.