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Radio AM 1710 Antioch OTR
AM 1710 Antioch Station Journal
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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.
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