Wow. That is all I can say - Wow. I just read this article about Radionomy being sued for not paying royalties. Quite a few former Live365 broadcasters are members of a broadcaster FB group. Many of those members have moved over to Radionomy and have reported their stations are no longer playing or even showing as listed.
Radionomy also owns Shoutcast - the search engine many use to find online radio stations. I just checked and it is saying down for maintenance. At this point I have no idea if that is why it is down, or if Radionomy has shut it down until the lawsuit is resolved. The only connection MHR has with Shoutcast is we use it as a directory. Radionomy has nothing to do with MHR (for a reason) so until we hear something from Stream licensing saying they are going out of business or the rates we pay for royalties are going up - a lot, you will be able to find us via Stream Licensing, this website and the Stream Licensing mobile app. .. on a side note.. right now I am SO VERY THANKFUL we tried Radionomy out, did not like the platform, the non existent support and left. I feel for the many many broadcasters who put so much time and energy into building a station there. At least they do not have to worry about being sued as well. Radionomy own the stations they built - so Radionomy will take the penalty and or fall for it They have not paid royalties since 2014 - shame on them.
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3/22/2016 06:29:44 pm
Actually, they don't own the stations, since they are created by individual users. The problem is that they provide the broadcasting service free, which makes them responsible for the royalties.
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Jennifer - Mouse House Radio Owner
3/23/2016 11:21:38 am
Florin,
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5/24/2019 10:02:45 am
If Radionomy has been proven guilty to a wrong doing that they must have done, then they deserve to be punished for breaking the rule. I believe that no one should go above the law and we need to pay for all the actions that we did. But if the accusations were all false, then the other party must pay for the damage that they've done. In my case, I always believe for the fairness and we must only cross the line if it's needed. If this is the case, one side has to pay for a wrong action. 7/23/2016 10:52:29 am
I don't mind it.. It will only get better overtime. and yes, Radionomy has a great list of stations:
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12/10/2017 04:02:35 pm
Jennifer's,
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