Representatives from Books On Tape Inc. (link below) and Audible, two of the leading recorded book sites, say concern over piracy, copyright and reduced royalties may keep accredited book publishers and authors from licensing their property for use on MP3 players.

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Similarly, Warner and DC contend that the Siegel heirs reached an agreement for higher royalties in exchange for the copyright claims in 2001.

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For example, the amount of royalties paid by big stations should be negotiated, with any impasse resolved by the Copyright Royalty Board, a group of three judges set up to handle royalties involving Web broadcasting.

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This non-profit performance rights organization has been designated by the U.S. Copyright Office as the sole administrative entity for collecting royalties from streaming music (Sirius XM, Pandora, etc.).

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In the UK, a form of protection and royalties are guaranteed in perpetuity by an exceptional clause in 1988 copyright legislation, but in much of the world copyright has now expired.

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Record labels and radio companies have actively lobbied Congress on the issue of whether the Copyright Act should be amended to legally require the payment of sound recording performance royalties for the past 80 years.

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