Webcasters fear royalties will kill radio
Internet broadcasters across the United States protest new royalty rates tied to 1998 laws that would require webcasters to pay composers and publishers. Hawaii's Robert Abbott of Internet Radio Hawaii warns the plan could push many small outfits offline, ending niche and world music online. The dispute centers on rates set by an arbitration panel and now under review by the Copyright Office with a May deadline.
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Robbers take orders cash from drive thru Starbucks
Monroe police report a man and a woman robbed a Starbucks on U.S. Highway 2 early Tuesday. They demanded the safe be opened, served customers at the drive-thru, and fled in a small dark sedan with no injuries reported. Witnesses noted the suspects’ coffee shop knowledge.
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