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Radio stations must pay copyright fees to the artists and record labels whose songs they play over the Internet, a U.S. appeals court ruled in a decision it released Monday.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia decision upholds the rulings of a lower court and the U.S. Copyright Office that radio stations must pay such royalties.
Several radio station owners appealed last year, arguing that they should not have to pay royalties to performers for their Internet broadcasts, because they do not pay them for regular, over-the-air broadcasts. more @ www.news.com]
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