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  • 13-05-2003 6:08pm
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    NeverSayDie
    Registered Users Posts: 515 ✭✭✭


    Alright folks, long story short, I'm looking at setting up a streaming internet radio setup - shoutcast type thing. Anyway, I'm investigating licensing and such - anyone know what the story is with that? I gather you need a license to braodcast music and what not, not sure about purely talk-based stuff or music where you have explicit permission from the copyright holder...

    Any info/resources/advice would be very much appreciated.


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    tomED
    Registered Users Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭tomED


    Good topic of conversation.

    I had a client that wanted to broadcast music from their website. I believed that IMRO had finally put something in place regards broadcasting on the internet.

    After looking at their website - they have a new section added to their rules on broadcasting music. A little paragraph about Internet broadcasting, saying that you would basically need to get a license from them. However, my client was a solicitor who basically said that what they were saying was bull and that there is no way they could get away with it....

    I would suggest you contact IMRO and ask them what you need. They will be more than willing to help...


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    tomED
    Registered Users Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭tomED


    i dug a bit deeper for you!

    http://www.imro.ie/music_users/music-use-online.shtml


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    tomED
    Registered Users Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭tomED


    Wow - look at this.....

    The minimum annual royalty charge is:-

    1. Personal website €126
    2. Incidental music only on commercial website €634
    3. Webcasting/Streaming €1,269
    4. All other uses €2,539


    Music to IMRO's ears.......

    €126 for putting music on your personal website! Thats a joke. But for streaming nearly €1300. Its enough to turn you off your new venture!


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    NeverSayDie
    Registered Users Posts: 515 ✭✭✭NeverSayDie


    Excellent, thanks very much for the info Tom. I'll look into it...


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