Yahoo wins court case over LAUNCHcast licensing fees

Yahoo scored a victory in a New York federal appeals court after it ruled that the search giant's Internet radio service could play songs without paying licensing fees to copyright holders. The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that webcasting cannot be classified as an "interactive service," which would require the fees. Instead, a webcasting service is only obligated to pay a statutory licensing fee set by the Copyright Royalty Board.

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