U.S. Webcasters Have It Easy (Compared To China)
David Oxenford's Broadcast Law Blog pointed out on Tuesday that while U.S. webcasters may think they have legal issues -- the Internet radio music royalties that have been such a concern or the copyright and other liability issues that surround user-generated content -- they face nothing like new administrative rules that were enacted on Jan. 31 for webcasters in China.
According to Oxenford, an attorney at Davis Wright Tremaine who represented small U.S. webcasters in royalty setting proceedings, the new rules require government permits from two separate Chinese government agencies before webcasting operations can begin. In addition, the rules appear to require ownership and control of webcasting operations by state-owned companies. A memo on the rules, prepared by attorneys from his firm's Shanghai office, can be found here.
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