Yahoo! Music Radio
Initial release | November 11, 1999 | (as LAUNCHcast)
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Type | Broadcasting Internet radio |
Yahoo! Music Radio (formerly known as LAUNCHcast) was an
History
The service was developed by Todd Beaupré, Jason Snyder and Jeff Boulter of
In December 2008, the service was integrated into
The service was integrated into iHeartRadio in June 2012, providing listeners exclusive access to music events such as the iHeartRadio Music Festival.[9] The service was shut down in early 2014 without any announcement.
Legal issues
In January 2003, the company settled a lawsuit with Sony Music over its license covering use of Sony-owned recordings.[10]
On April 27, 2007, Yahoo defeated Sony BMG in a copyright infringement lawsuit involving LAUNCHcast's personalization features.[11] At issue was whether or not LAUNCHcast's "personal radio station" constitutes an "interactive" service, which requires a negotiated license agreement with a record company, or a "non-interactive" service, which requires a cheaper "compulsory license" from SoundExchange. In an "interactive" service, users can play songs on demand, but with LAUNCHcast they can only influence whether or not a particular song appears in their station.
After a six-year litigation, a jury decided that LAUNCHcast was not required to negotiate licenses as an "interactive" service, and that the service's compulsory licenses as a "non-interactive" service were sufficient. The plaintiffs appealed the decision but on August 21, 2009, the
See also
- Yahoo Music
- AOL Radio
References
- ^ Williams, Martyn (January 29, 2003). "Report: Yahoo to launch subscription music service". Computerworld.
- ^ "Yahoo Expands Music Portfolio With Deal to Buy Launch Media". The Wall Street Journal. June 28, 2001.
- ^ KING, BRAD (June 28, 2001). "Yahoo Launches Into Web Music". Wired.
- ^ Flynn, Laurie J. (June 29, 2001). "Internet: Yahoo Buys A Music Service". The New York Times.
- ^ LIEDTKE, MICHAEL (December 3, 2008). "Rising royalties send Yahoo's Launchcast to CBS". NBC News.
- ^ Reisinger, Don (December 3, 2008). "Yahoo hands Launchcast to CBS Radio". CNET.
- AdWeek.
- ^ Arrington, Michael (December 3, 2008). "Yahoo To Relaunch Launchcast Next Year With CBS Radio". TechCrunch.
- ^ Gardner, Eriq (June 27, 2012). "Yahoo and Clear Channel Forge Digital Radio Partnership". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Williams, Martyn (January 28, 2003). "Yahoo, Sony settle Launchcast lawsuit". Computerworld.
- ^ Yahoo! Defeats Sony BMG Infringement Suit Archived May 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Billboard.com (accessed May 2, 2007)
- ^ RIAA loses its case against Yahoo's Launch Media internet radio station provider (accessed August 23, 2009)