The Wire

US Internet broadcasters say their livelihood is under threat, thanks to a new system of royalty payments, which will triple the fees that Internet radio stations will need to pay artists in order to play their songs from July 15. While the Copyright Royalty Board, which implemented the change earlier this year, has argued that artists are due the increase in fees, internet radio lobby groups claim that smaller webcasters will be driven out of business, as the majority don’t derive a large profit from their shows. Jake Ward, from the Save Net Radio Coalition dicsussed the impact that the increase in royalties will have on Internet radio broadcasters.