[Icecast] Legal issues for non-profit radio stations.

[Justin Bot]

Of course we all know these groups would certainly not appreciate the
audible distrobution of their bread and butter. However, I assume your
scope is only within the U.S. , whereas personaly in Canada. Our laws
governed a right to freedom of information in regards to online
content. More or less, if you find it online it must be public content
(unless that's been changed by now, I haven't heard anything).

Does anyone know if running adds in your streaming media would be a
cause for concern if it was only locally based mom'n pop merchants?

On 10/18/05, chip <chiapas at riseup.net> wrote:
> hi
>
> Michael Hobbs wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Some time ago I emailed this list and mentioned (as well as a couple of
> > techinical queries) that I was trying to contact the PRS for information
> > on the copyright licencing requirements of a non-profit on-line radio
> > station, a few people expressed interest in this and asked I keep them
> > updated. Well I just sent my third email (transcript below) informing them
> > that I will assume a further lack of response as permission from them to
> > play whatever.
>
> don't forget PPL - there's more on this here:
>
> http://www.mediauk.com/article/1
>
> you could always contact the Community Media Association who run a free
> streaming service for members and who are in some sort of dialogue with
> the MCPS-PRS:
>
> http://www.commedia.org.uk/
>
> but at the end of the day if the MCPS-PRS are too overwhelmed to be able
> to respond to your emails and letters then it sounds like they hardly have
> the resources and will power to enforce the licencing requirements that
> are in place.
>
> cheers
>
> chip
>
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