Re: question on Icecast & licenses

Daniel James <[email protected]> Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:06:31 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.audio.icecast.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Konstantin,
> Did anyone who launched Icecast server for his own radiostation acquired
> any licenses for playing music from artists or labels (sound recording
> companies)? Or you just pay royalties?
> For ex., if you play some track of F.Goya, do you get some licenses from
> him on his track or his label?

This is not Icecast development related, but it does have some relevance
to Icecast listener data logging. You might like to read:

http://sourcefabric.booktype.pro/airtime-25-for-broadcasters/rights-and-royalties/

and:

http://sourcefabric.booktype.pro/airtime-25-for-broadcasters/icecast-statistics-with-piwik/

Cheers!

Daniel