Benefits in Recording Webcasts

Although a webcaster can have a schedule for the material that is not a copyright, he may not be able to announce, in advance, the transmission of copyrighted music. He can only mention one or two artists when explaining what type of music he plays.

Continuous Programming

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It is understandable that web casters, with their little resources, will not be able to maintain their live presence through out the day. So, if they wish to emit loop or continuous programming, each emission can't last less than three hours.

Program Repetition

If a determined program lasts for one hour or less, you cannot emit more than three times in two weeks. In case their duration is more than a hour, the program can't be repeated more than four times in two weeks.

Identification

Even if the listener cannot able to trace the artist or the album, the webcaster should identify the artist and album that it plays.

Ads and Artists

The webcaster cannot suggest that a determined artist is supporting a product or service.

Webcast Copying

If the webcaster has the technology, he has to eliminate the capacity of his listeners for webcast recording. Additionally, he won't encourage his listeners to do it. Recording a webcast is prohibited within this regulation.

Measures for Technical Protection

If it is technically feasible, the webcaster must transmit, within the webcast, the measures that copyright owners use for protecting their material.

Zero Scanning

The webcaster must provide the means to prevent the use of scanning devices monitoring their transmission.

Legal Copies

The webcaster must use legal copies in their transmission. They can't use either bootlegs or prereleases, unless the copyright owner authorizes its use.

Channel Switching

The webcaster cannot obligate the receiver automatically change the channels.

Copyright Info

If the webcaster has the means to do it, he needs to attach this information within the transmission.As you can see, the statutory license is quite clear if your listeners wish to record webcast transmissions. If you don't want to limit your listeners, then you should search for independent material that it isn't protected by the RIAA and its members. Licensing for internet webcasting may be more expensive than you thought initially.

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