Intellectual property lawLesson 3 of 4 in the course Copyright Basics

Internet Radio Royalties and the Aereo Retransmission Dispute

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Summary

Digital technologies have changed how people listen to music and watch television, creating new questions about how copyright works and how creators are paid. This lesson examines disputes over online music royalties and a television service that retransmitted broadcast channels using small antennas.

A royalty is a payment to rights holders for the authorized use of protected work. In the music industry, royalty rules can differ depending on how music is delivered. The unit describes a historical dispute in which royalty rates for Internet radio differed from rates for satellite and cable radio.

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Royalty
A payment to rights holders for authorized use of protected work.
Copyright Royalty Board (CRB)
A federal panel of three judges that sets certain statutory royalty rates.
Aereo's service
A subscription service that rented small antennas for receiving over-the-air television.
Internet Radio Fairness Act proposal
A 2012 proposal to make Internet radio royalty rates similar to satellite and cable radio rates.
SoundExchange's 2015 request
A request for a higher per-song rate, followed by annual increases through 2020.

Quiz questions

  1. What rate did the CRB set for online radio through 2020 in December 2015?Answer: 17 cents per 100 song plays.
  2. What change did Pandora support through the proposed Internet Radio Fairness Act?Answer: Making Internet radio rates similar to satellite and cable radio rates.
  3. What was the central copyright dispute in the Aereo case?Answer: Whether Aereo's service retransmitted broadcasters' copyrighted programs without authorization.
  4. How did Aereo characterize the transmissions made through its antenna service?Answer: Subscribers made the transmissions for private viewing, while Aereo supplied equipment.
  5. How did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in the Aereo case on June 25, 2014?Answer: It ruled for the broadcasters, finding that Aereo infringed copyright holders' rights.

Based on Introduction to Intellectual Property by David Kline, David Kappos (OpenStax), licensed CC BY 4.0. Adapted into a summary, flashcards and quizzes.

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