[vorbis] mp3pro and the mp3 streaming license

[Aleksandar Dovnikovic]

"Jack Moffitt" <jack at icecast.org> wrote:

> To pay for the music for a non-commercial station is $250-$500 a year.
> To pay for the format is $2k??!?!?!?!

But there are no royalties if you are streaming for free.

> The artists are getting paid less than the technology guys, and that's
> downright STUPID.

No argue there. :-)

> $2000 is the minimum, which means that you have to be making $100,000
> just to make that the 'minimum'.

For a small business, $2000 is probably too much. But for medium/large
business it is not. On the other hand, if you can get the same or better
thing for free (Ogg Vorbis), then $2000 is a complete waste. :-)

> For a company streaming, it's not a lot of money, but I think that's the
> wrong way to focus on the issue.
> THE ARTISTS ARE GETTING PAID MUCH MUCH LESS THAN 2%.

...which is actually the saddest thing of all - but there's Ogg Vorbis
to let the artists fly freely. :-))).


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