Fair Use exceptions to U.S. copyright laws are responsible for more than $4.5 trillion in annual revenue for the United States, according to the findings of an economic study released today by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA). The study, which was was conducted in accordance with a World Intellectual Property Organization methodology, suggests […]

The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), an international, nonprofit association of computer, information, and communications technology firms, is asking consumers to complain to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection about statements and warnings attached to CDs, DVDs, and broadcast programming that forbid copying and sharing. According to the CCIA: “These warnings […]

A new book, The Business Podcasting Book (Amazon listing), has been published that features a supergroup of podcasting experts, including Michael Geoghegan, Greg Cangialosi, Ryan Irelan, Tim Bourquin & Colette Vogele. The book is intended to offer practical experience that you can apply to your own business podcast. It covers planning, content creation, legal considerations, […]

DJ Premier¬†has announced that the Live From HQ podcasts have been cancelled as the result of threats from the RIAA. Here’s Live From HQ’s A.C.’s explanation of the situation: Our¬†site has been hit with a cease & desist order from the RIAA for broadcasting copywritten material. Additionally, our relationship with SIRIUS has been up and […]

SoundExchange has announced that it had reached agreement with several large webcasters on SoundExchange‚Äôs proposed cap on the minimum fees charged for playing traditionally-licensed sound recordings on Internet Radio.¬† Recently-enacted regulations by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) require each webcasting service to pay a $500 minimum fee “per station or channel”, regardless of the overall […]

Music industry group SoundExchange said Tuesday that small Internet radio broadcasters could pay royalty rates from 10-12% to stream traditionally-licensed music online through 2010. Qualified Webcasters ‚Äî those earning $1.25 million or less in annual revenue ‚Äî have until Sept. 14 to accept SoundExchange’s offer. The agreement covers streaming recordings of SoundExchange members. SoundExchange represents […]

Dave Winer, one of the fathers of podcasting, is calling out video podcasters and vloggers for becoming “everyday papparazzi”: The video cameras are so cheap and so are Internet connections, we’re heading to a place where even the most casual of encounters may be captured and broadcast.I want to just be a normal schlub, sitting […]

The winners of the People‚Äôs Choice Podcast Awards have been announced: Best Video Podcast – Ask a Ninja Best Mobile Phone Formatted Podcast – Praystation Portable Business – Manager Tools Comedy – Nobody Likes Onions Cultural / Arts – This American Life Education – Grammar Girl Entertainment – The Lost Podcast Food and Drink – […]

A congressional panel voted yesterday, against the Bush administration’s wishes, to shield journalists, including advertising-supported bloggers, vloggers and podcasters, from having to reveal their confidential sources in many situations. The vote is the latest in an ongoing battle over the status of bloggers and other Internet media pioneers, and whether they should be given the […]

The US Patent & Trademark Office has published Apple‚Äôs trademark for podcasting, right, trademark application number 77235043. The logo is used by Apple within iTunes and on its site to represent podcasting. Apple describes the mark like this: “The mark consists of a stylized person or antenna surrounded by concentric circles/broadcast waves.” The trademark is […]