05-02-2008, 10:10 AM
Quote:A federal judge has established a framework that determines the licensing fee amounts three online services -- Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), AOL and RealNetworks -- should pay to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
The fees could amount to US$100 million, according to ASCAP, and will be paid to members whose music users have streamed over a seven-year period. The music industry trade group has claimed that its members have not been duly compensated for music streamed over the three services.
The 153-page decision by U.S. District Judge William Conner of New York covers license fees between July 1, 2002, and Dec. 31, 2009...
full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Court-Hi...62833.html