Originally Posted by bill robinson
Link didn't work for me either.

Most of the internet sites I have looked at don't pay any royalties.
some do it seems. I'm not sure if they fall under the same rules anyway.
I don't really understand how the royalties work.
I thought they payed 9.1 cents a spin and that only goes to the songwriters/publishers. Performers get nothing.
But I think Brian said the 9.1 cents is misleading. they actually pay far less.

But, at 9.1 cents a spin
Figuring avg 3 minutes per song
That's 20 per hour(and probably less)
That's 480 for a 24 hour period
That's $43.68 per day.
Seems inexpensive to me.
Or am I wrong?

I would think most legit internet stations would generate some kind of revenue. Advertising maybe? I know I see a lot of popup and banner ads on many of the stations.
Actually I would like to see laws that would force all internet radio stations to pay royalties unless they are 100% not for profit. Maybe that would start putting a little cash into the Indies pockets.


I don't know what the rates really are but multiply what you have by the number of listeners. What you have is predicated on one listener/stream.

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