Live365 has released this statement about the new performance royalty rates that the Copyright Royalty Board announced on March 2: It has always been Live365’s mission to support artists and pay our fair share of royalties. Since its inception in 1999, Live365 has always paid both composer royalties (to ASCAP, BMI and SESAC) and performance …
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Mike Stollenwerk, the chairman of the Fairfax County Privacy Council, wrote an editorial about red light camera in Virginia. Don’t Give the Green Light To Intrusive Red-Light Cameras March 16, 2007.
I just received a pre-recorded telemarketing call offering me the chance to refinance my home. The caller ID said “Marvin Kane” at (410) 298-2013. No information was on the call except to leave a message if I was interested. I left a message all right. I rarely use 4 letter words, but people running a …
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I have operated an Internet-based Christmas music radio station since November 2004. In 2006 I took the station professional, and in December 2006 ended up being the third most popular station of the approximate 7,000 stations at Live365. On March 2, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) issued the significantly higher new royalty rates for Internet …
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One of the most popular sections of PlanetMike is my Jokes collection (which I have about two years of updates to add to it!). A few of the items listed in there aren’t actually jokes, but are inspirational tales, notes, or poems. One of these was titled “Christmas List.” I received it in my email …
