Clock Ticking for Webcasters to Opt in to Copyright Royalty Settlement by April 2 Deadline

Webcasters have until Thursday, April 2, 2009, to elect to participate in a settlement reached recently between the National Association of Broadcasters and SoundExchange, Inc., the organization designated by the U.S. Copyright Office to collect and distribute royalties for certain uses of copyrighted sound recordings over the Internet.  As this deadline fast approaches, all parties streaming sound recordings online are urged to give this settlement serious considerations.

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