2010 Operations
Donated: $3,892.13
Expenses: $4,670.00

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August 14, 2010 Our lawyers have determined that we do not owe royalties to Sound Exchange for our playing of old-time radio shows unless Sound Exchange can prove otherwise and now we have answered Sound Exchange's lawyer. There are a few other issues about our content I need to clear up with our side but this challenge did add $1,000.00 to our expenses. Certainly worth it to do the right thing. Had we just paid the default to Sound Exchange, no one at Sound Exchange was able to tell me of any owners who would have been properly paid. This is a battle we are fighting ourselves ultimately on behalf of all old-time radio streaming stations since we are the only ones we know who have been challenged. And this is one of the first good bits of news. August 2, 2010 I have a lawyer that's agreed to look into the Sound Exchange situation and give us some clarity. July 26, 2010 Our expenses may be higher that expected due to a requirement to pay royalties to SoundExchange and register with the Copyright Royalty Board of the United States Copyright Office. Should we increase our monetary need, based on the donations so far this year I've decided it's very likely listeners will step up to the challenge and we'll continue on. I've operated with the assumption that all material presented on this station, in particular the old-time radio shows, were not or are no longer under copyright based on the laws covering material between 1923 and 1963 so long as those copyrights were not renewed. I believe it is possible that this may exempt us from SoundExchange royalties.