Internet radio royalty fight in House

April 30, 2007 The legal battle hasn't been won or lost yet, but the fight over copyright payments for music broadcast over the Internet already has moved to Capitol Hill. The legislation is designed to undo a ruling by a panel of copyright judges that would require Internet broadcasters to pay an increased royalty for the music they transmit. The legislation would annul the March 2 decision by the Copyright Royalty Board that would require webcasters to pay a per-song royalty, arbitrarily setting the rate at 7.5% of revenue and changing the rate-setting standard used by the CRB to determine Internet radio royalties.

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