Omnia Audio Omnia F/XE - Manual (Page 3)

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Omnia F/XE – About
Omnia F/XE brings the power of Omnia Audio processing to the file system. With the ability to batch
process existing media as well as processing new, incoming audio,
Omnia F/XE can prepare all media for
broadcast.
MPEG License & Music Copyright
Musical compositions and sound recordings are creative works that are protected by the copyright laws
of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) and other countries. Under U.S. law, the owner of a copyright
has the exclusive right to (and to authorize others to) reproduce the work, use parts of the work in a new
creation, distribute the work in whole or in part, and to publicly display or perform the work (including on
web pages and through webcasting). With few exceptions, it is illegal to reproduce, distribute or broadcast
a sound recording without the permission of the copyright owner. It is your responsibility to comply with
the copyright laws of the United States and other countries in which you broadcast and to pay all applicable
royalties to the copyright owners when you become a webcaster.
There have been recent amendments to the copyright law regarding webcasting of sound recordings. These
new provisions allow webcasting under the terms of a statutory license, as a way to help webcasters get
permission without having to go to each sound recording’s owner. The statutory license, however, has
strict requirements that you must follow. Some of these requirements include the payment of license fees,
limitations on the number of songs from the same album or artist that may be played in a three hour period
(called the sound recording performance complement); a prohibition on publishing advance playlists;
and a requirement to identify the song, artist and album on the website. There are other requirements as
well. The Recording Industry Association of America provides quite a bit of information on copyright law
as it applies to webcasting, and both ASCAP and BMI have created license agreements that they are willing
to grant to webcasters that they believe conform to the provisions of the new copyright rules for webcast-
ing. For additional information on the statutory license and other aspects of webcasting, please visit the
following sites:
The U.S. Copyright Office
www.copyright.gov
The Recording Industry Association of America
www.riaa.com/issues/music/webcasting
ASCAP
www.ascap.com/weblicense/webintro.html
BMI
www.bmi.com/iama/webcaster/index.asp
Software Licensing and Registration
Omnia F/XE software must be activated with a license code for production use. If Omnia F/XE is run
unlicensed, it will operate in Demo Mode. A license is provided when the Omnia F/XE software is pur-
chased. If a license code is not available or has been lost, please contact your sales representative or Omnia
Audio support staff.