favor please? if your connection is any faster than mine

[Kali]

can you go here and see if they are actually streaming? they may not be because of stupid broadcast rules
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kxci/ppr/index.shtml

[Ptah]

1. Requested file not found. The link you followed may be outdated or inaccurate.

[Kali]

2. was going to link for the Niel Young show/special Jeff Rogers is doing

but there are stupid rules about streaming more than 2 songs an hour by a single artist.

Oh well - if you like him tune to 91.3 and Happy New Year, Ptah - hope the new one is better than the end of the this one!

[Ptah]

4. I did not know this:

"there are stupid rules about streaming more than 2 songs an hour by a single artist."

:wtf:

[Kali]

5. oh it's been a mess for a while

a lot of stations quit streaming for years because they couldn't figure out the rules - has to do with royalties and other corporate nonsense.

The current policy at KXCI is if you do a show - like a tribute show to one artist you either have to stop the on-line stream OR fill in the music with covers by other artists or in some way not play more than 2 (it might be three, but whatever - it isn't very many) by one artist.

There are even more ridiculous rules for playing the radio at a place of business like a bar or restaurant - even the food coop got hassled by undercover goons for playing kxci. Something about if you are using the programming for customer entertainment you have to get a special license! Brought to you by corps like Muzak.

[Kali]

6. its called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

this is some info from another radio station ( http://www.wfuv.org/audio/streamdmca.html ) :

<snip>

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a U.S. law, passed in 1998, which regulates many aspects of Internet activity. It was established, presumably, to protect the copyrighted material of artists, scientists, writers, etc., in these times of growing technology. Part of this act establishes that the recording industry would have a right to collect royalties for their performers based on Internet "airplay."

It took a while for that to kick in, but in 2003 - amidst much debate and confusion - a set of rules and royalties was established for webcasters to follow. In order to track what songs are played, webcasters must submit thorough reports on every song played by every listener.

<snip>

Some of these DMCA rules outline restrictions on the frequency some songs can be played.

In any 3-hour period, we can webcast:

* No more than 3 songs from one album;
no more than 2 played consecutively
* No more than 4 songs from a set/compilation;
no more than 3 played consecutively
* No more than 4 recorded songs by the same artist
(live studio appearances are okay)

[femmocrat]

3. The link came up.....

But I didn't click on all the options to launch MP3 feed, etc. Sorry.