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CBS Radio, Inc. USA. What a bunch of sore losers, cry baby cry, make your mothers sigh, your old enough to know beter, so cry baby cry! Forgive them father for they know not what they are doing! Quick someone call
CBS Radio a wahambuelence! They just can't stand it when somebody with a brain shows them how stupid it was to have fired the Imus show. And each broacast is worth $150,000 yea right!
CBS Radio a wahambuelence! They just can't stand it when somebody with a brain shows them how stupid it was to have fired the Imus show. And each broacast is worth $150,000 yea right!
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snoman
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This is a strange story, because KCAA announced last week that they intended on carrying "The Best Of Imus" this week. If CBS had objections, they should have told the station no. To my knowledge they did not, or KCAA didn't make that information public. Now CBS wants to sue them over that?!
No crime committed for just "talking" about running a re-broadcast (and getting the publicity, which KCAA did.) No law against saying you'd do something.
CBS owns the copyright (and protection provided) for the program, by contract with Imus. Westwood One is the mere program distributor.
The "intellectual rights" to the program broadcast belong to CBS Radio for every program and includes, usually, in an affiliate agreement, the right to (or not) rebroadcast outside of a contracted period of time.
They waited, also, to make an effort to put teeth into the cost of lawyers, etc. and to set the stage for an out of court settlement. Running the program (evidenciary) as KCAA did for five days at $150,000 a clip for federal copyright infringement is pretty teethy.
It will be moreso if the station defies the apparent C&D next week and, especially, a TRO if ordered by a court.
Westwood One had every right under the contract to cancel the distribution agreement and to be held harmless. CBS cancelled the Imus program.
From contracts of their's I've seen, expecially in a "for cause" cancellation, they aren't required to substitute another program or conpensate for the cancellation.
CBS owns the copyright (and protection provided) for the program, by contract with Imus. Westwood One is the mere program distributor.
The "intellectual rights" to the program broadcast belong to CBS Radio for every program and includes, usually, in an affiliate agreement, the right to (or not) rebroadcast outside of a contracted period of time.
They waited, also, to make an effort to put teeth into the cost of lawyers, etc. and to set the stage for an out of court settlement. Running the program (evidenciary) as KCAA did for five days at $150,000 a clip for federal copyright infringement is pretty teethy.
It will be moreso if the station defies the apparent C&D next week and, especially, a TRO if ordered by a court.
Westwood One had every right under the contract to cancel the distribution agreement and to be held harmless. CBS cancelled the Imus program.
From contracts of their's I've seen, expecially in a "for cause" cancellation, they aren't required to substitute another program or conpensate for the cancellation.
Update:
How many pages for CBS to sue 1400-watt KCAA for rebroadcasts of Imus programs?
187.
The full suit is on the KCAA web site at: www.kcaaradio.com
How many pages for CBS to sue 1400-watt KCAA for rebroadcasts of Imus programs?
187.
The full suit is on the KCAA web site at: www.kcaaradio.com
Someone in the business commented that in his non-legal opinion most Westwood One contracts are very one-sided. He wouldn't sign one without scads of changes and addendums.
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eatspaste
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http://www.kcaaradio.com/files/CBS_RadioWest_v._Broadcast_Management_Services.pdf
Try not to laugh at the "Threat of Irreparable Harm to CBS Radio" paragraphs. "CBS radio will suffer significant losses..."
Try not to laugh at the "Threat of Irreparable Harm to CBS Radio" paragraphs. "CBS radio will suffer significant losses..."
Case Closed: CBS has settled with KCAA, last Imus rerun this Friday 27, 2007! See R&R online for details.
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