All Educational and Community radio webcasts are in jeopardy.

Stations that are webcasting, or about to start webcasting (streaming audio on the internet) need to know this information. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") imposes new fees, in addition to the fees that stations are already paying to ASCAP, BMI and SESAC. That's not the only problem! Whether your are a station or an on-line listener, you need to act today, to Save Our Streams!

Here's what stations must contend with as a result of the DMCA.

  • Fees? Stations already pay royalty fees. Yes, they do, for the use of the composition, not the recording. The DMCA establishes new fees that could exceed $10,000 per year, just for putting a station on the internet. Once the fees are determined, they are RETROACTIVE to 1998!
  • Stations on the internet are likely to be asked to produce monthly reports containing information about every song they air, including, Artist, Song Title, Album retail title, Record Label, catalog number, International Standard Recording Code (ISRC), date and time of transmission. These requirements are not only onerous, but cost prohibitive!
  • Stations will also need to adhere to content restrictions. Do you want your station to be forced to determine the songs it plays by some arbitrary restrictions?

To learn more about the issue, read the Position Paper or the Paper's Summary .

Get involved! Take Action!

To read the full position paper click here.

The position paper seeking relief for Educational and Community webcasters is supported by...

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WUTK-FM

As station manager for WUTK FM in Knoxville, I strongly support the position paper on webcasting. Our station is used as a teaching lab, and we don't have the time, money, or staff to carry through the suggested copyright scheme. - Barbara Moore

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KTRU-FM

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Thanks for all this work and add me (us) to your list of supporters.
Warren Kozireski
WBSU
SUNY Brockport
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Erica Tyron
Director of College Radio
KSPC 88.7FM
Claremont, CA
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In its current state, the DMCA will severely inhibit noncommercial/educational radio from its real mission as a public trustee.
In 2001, the NCE world is charged with the task of producing the most unique and engaging programming on the air, most often with minimal budgets. The Internet allows our stations to serve a larger audience via the Internet, bringing added costs yet generally no additional revenue, just to further our public service. As it stands, the DMCA will cause many of these stations to cease streaming and pay no royalties, a lose-lose situation for the copyright holders, the station, and most important, the listeners.
We agree that any legislation must make special arrangements for NCE stations.
Eric Aiese
President
WHRB 95.3 FM/Harvard Radio Broadcasting Co.
Cambridge, MA
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KXUL-FM
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91.7fm KVRX, Austin
we fully support the position paper and we will do whatever we can on our end to stop the DMCA from ...affecting our station and our audience
Rosa Madriz, Station Manager
Steve Metze, Broadcast Advisor