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"Artists can pay" is a legal minefield.. lots of potential payola/pay-to-play/bribery issues unless it's made very clear that the artists are paying. Otherwise
by Gibbon 17y ago
"Artists can pay" is a legal minefield.. lots of potential payola/pay-to-play/bribery issues unless it's made very clear that the artists are paying. Otherwise the more popular you get, the more likely you'll get the FCC crawling down your back.
The music industry is one of the most litigious on the planet.. you have to have balls of steel to play in that fishtank.
http://www.broadcastlawblog.com/2008/09/articles/internet-radio/payola-on-internet-radio-legal/ http://www.broadcastlawblog.com/2008/09/articles/internet-ra...
- zaidf 17y agoAnyone know the last time a website got in FCC trouble for pay to play?
- GrandMasterBirt 17y agoMy co-worker ran radio stations and shows (independent) you have no idea how fucked up they can be! Basically they want metrics on what you play, how much of it for national tracking so they can pay the artists/songwriters/record labels according to some fucked up laws. And you have to have special licenses to play the song online vs on a radio, etc. Its all insane. Basically get really familiar with online-radio broadcasting laws. Also while I'd love to chat about co-founding there is no "about" page were I can at least have an email or number to contact.
- zackattack 17y agoinfo@hiphopgoblin.com