AsiaMedia (via EJC): Radio services go offline in Singapore
March 13th, 2009Posted by Judith Townend in Broadcasting, Editors' pick, Online Journalism
“A dispute over licence fees has forced most of Singapore’s radio stations to stop streaming online,” reports AsiaMedia.
“Following an amendment to the Copyright Act last November, the Recording Industry Performance Singapore (Rips) asked radio broadcasters to pay an annual licensing fee if they wanted to continue their internet radio service.”
Full story at this link… (via EJC)
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