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Royalties on Digital Tunes Stable Through 2012 - DRM in Doubt

corante.com » 2008 » October » 3rd » Royalties on Digital Tunes Stable Through 2012 - DRM in Doubt

Tagged: ip markets and monopolies

I've been so busy with the mess on Wall St that I totally missed Apple's threat to close down iTunes if royalty rates went up. There were several proposals on the table, including one to lower fees, which are formally known as "mechanical royalty rates". Jacqui Cheng on ars has a nice summary of the various posturings that went into this. So, in theory, everything stays the same through 2012. At … Continue Reading »

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