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[buick59]

Hi,
   I hope that someone who is familiar with the new Internet Streaming rules can help me out with some info or point me to a source where I can get the info in plain English not legalese.
The new rules state that in any three hour period you can not....
        Program more than three songs from the same recording (that means no more   “album sides”)
·         Program more than two songs in a row from the same album
·         Program more than four songs from the same artist
·         Program more than three songs in a row from the same artist or anthology/boxed set
·         You may not publish (in print or on a website) or preannounce when a particular recording will be played.
          Take a request and play it immediately.
    I know several on air people of both the student and volunteer variety and the tell me that they are exempt from any of these new rules because they are a college station. They say they do not input any info about what they play and there are no restrictions on anything they play or in what order they play it.
    My understanding is that there are no exceptions. There is one set of rules and they are for everyone.
    Thanks for any info you can give me.

[Bill DeFelice]

From what I understand, there is no exceptions to the DMCA, but you'll find plenty of lawbreakers out there who either do not send the proper data to listener's players or abide by the repeat interval rules for artists and albums. While I streamed on Live365 they had filters in place to insure their streams complied with the rules or they would be removed from the directory until they stream returned to compliance.

As far as I understand, terrestrial radio stations are not exempt from the compliance rules for streaming. All of the Cox Radio I see streaming appear to comply with DMCA. I can't speak for other stations, especially those like non-commercial college stations, but I assume they are held to the same rules.

[hman]

You can go to live 365 where i have two stations and they have all the rules but yes the rules are the same for everyone .


                                    huey
                               live365.com/powerradioonline

[Starbucks]

Hi,
   I hope that someone who is familiar with the new Internet Streaming rules can help me out with some info or point me to a source where I can get the info in plain English not legalese.
The new rules state that in any three hour period you can not....
        Program more than three songs from the same recording (that means no more   “album sides”)
·         Program more than two songs in a row from the same album
·         Program more than four songs from the same artist
·         Program more than three songs in a row from the same artist or anthology/boxed set
·         You may not publish (in print or on a website) or preannounce when a particular recording will be played.
          Take a request and play it immediately.
    I know several on air people of both the student and volunteer variety and the tell me that they are exempt from any of these new rules because they are a college station. They say they do not input any info about what they play and there are no restrictions on anything they play or in what order they play it.
    My understanding is that there are no exceptions. There is one set of rules and they are for everyone.
    Thanks for any info you can give me.

If you continue to believe what college students tell you...especially junior or community college students....to them a red light means go, a student library is a place to drink and party in, and after the complete their political science at some place called DeSales University...that they'll have a $125,000 a year job waiting for them when they get out...you'll be as educated as they are. There always the exceptions....as the rules pertain to the rest of us.

[Jack Garrett]

Whoa - Dude - that thing about red lights...really?  they don't mean "go"??

 


CJ

www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

[buick59]

To Starbucks
     Thank you for your commentary.  Nowhere in my post did I say I believe what college students tell me. 
  My post did ask for information.  Do you have any to impart ?
  I hope you feel better now.

[Starbucks]

You said students that work at the college right?..(First post).....told you the rules didn't pertain to them. They were exempt. And I wouldn't be surprised if they told you that, whether they knew the rules or not.

[Starbucks]

Whoa - Dude - that thing about red lights...really?  they don't mean "go"??

I never thought about that.....

I should 've used better analogy. To answer your question....I wasn't referring to certain dormatories. And I spelled anal-ogy correct? Right?.....ok, let's not go any further.

www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

[gunterm]

Hahahahaha, dude f&%# those rules, I don't know anyone who follows them.

[buick59]

Thanks to all who took the time to answer my post with information
I really appreciate it.

To the people that just feel the need to show off their comedic talent and /or answer posts just because they're there, NOT SO MUCH !