2009-11-16

short news


- just added Arthena at the basics page: it is the union of all Belgian collecting societies in every creative discipline (music, books, photography, journalism, sculptures, ...)
- good news for people with a ringtone of their favorite band on their mobile phone, EFF reports: "Court Rules That Phones Ringing in Public Don't Infringe Copyright"
- Brussels webradio Bodink reports with an open letter (French) that musicians in Belgium get 4 times more paid on webradios than their German colleagues, thanks to the difference in the payment of airplay by the collecting society Sabam.