Royalty Reates for WebCasting Ruled Unconstitutional
Court Rules Copyright Royalty WebCasting Is Unconstitutional |
July 9, 2012
“With such removal power in the Librarian’s hands, we are confident that the Judges are ‘inferior’ rather than ‘principal’ officers, and that no constitutional problem remains,” wrote Judge Stephen Williams. Following the decision, the IBS could request a new rate hearing for non-commercial Internet radio stations. However, Billboard.biz notes that a challenge to previous CRB rate decisions could be unlikely, since the Court of Appeals offered a solution to the Board’s unconstitutionality. The Court’s ruling also did not address the IBS’ arguments regarding the royalty rates themselves. |