Judges Strike Down Internet Radio Appeal

The AP is reporting that a panel of copyright judges threw out an appeal to an earlier ruling that raises royalty payments for Internet radio stations.

From the AP story: “[The judges] did give into one point: allowing the webcasters to calculate fees by average listening hours, like before, as opposed to the new system of charging a royalty each time every song is heard by an online listener. That exemption counts for last year and this year.

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