At Chicago's WCKG-FM 105.9 radio station, a local radio pro
has gotten into trouble for offering podcasts of his show...But this
re-purposing of Steve Dahl's show has come to an abrupt halt because of
copyright and royalty issues.
Lawyers for station-owner Infinity Broadcasting, a division of
Viacom, have determined that the rights agreements covering live
streaming of programs do not necessarily cover downloadable versions of
those same shows.
The copyright implication of the radio podcasts are interesting:
Dahl writes on his site: "The digital copyright laws are ever changing
and ever expanding, and quite lucrative. I recommend that area of law
to you youngsters out there thinking about going to law school. In the
meantime, please forgive me for this little interruption in bringing
you the future."
This retreat in Chicago comes as Infinity promotes a format change in San Francisco that will make KYCY-AM "the world's first podcasting radio station."
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