Radio License

[Jongo]

I'm wondering this... did PPL actually contact Sulake to raise awareness of this issue? Or was it the case Sulake went hunting for another element of control to bring down the batch of Habbo fansites? I'm sure Habbo USA have their own radio? Perhaps they want to implement one on the UK website and this is their way of getting the brand out. Because quite frankly give me one to reason to why VIP was removed from fansites? It broke no laws, do Sulake see it as a threat towards their income or something? I'm totally confused.

[leah]

PPL are idiots and should do their research, server is in the us costs don't apply.

I hope he's right.
I don't see how it should matter if DJs are from the UK and listeners are, it still doesn't effect where the hosting is.

[GommeInc]

Because quite frankly give me one to reason to why VIP was removed from fansites? It broke no laws, do Sulake see it as a threat towards their income or something? I'm totally confused.

Hopefully not that reason, if they think fansite VIP was cutting into the amount of profit they were making, then they're a rediculously bad company, because they have no evidence to back up such claims.

Either way you look at this licensing issue though, Habbo do seem to of done fansites a favour. Instead of the licensing organisation attacking individual fansites with fines and closuers, they got in contact with Habbo/Sulake to send out warning notices. Whoever said Habbo will be getting a cut of licensing fees really needs to get his head out of the clouds with such accusations, there is no evidence os these fees being split and if they were to be split with the organisation and Sulake, then the fees would be considerably larger to accomodate such an idea. Not forgetting that no fansite will pay that much and be around for much longer

I hope he's right.
I don't see how it should matter if DJs are from the UK and listeners are, it still doesn't effect where the hosting is.

Indeed, unless they want to go through the hassle of finding out where the music came from

[leah]

I bet that they're only doing this cos they're company is going bust or something, animals.

[Nick.]

Or Habbo contacted PPL about the issue because they are slowly trying to cut all fansites out and make everything more Habbo central. They want everyone to use the whole Habbo social side now. Habbo is becoming more social networky, and let's face it you don't get MySpace fansites do you? They want everyone to sue Habbo and only Habbo.

Sulake is behind this. I'm sure of it.

[Sammeth.]

While Habbo were looking into their own way of having music on the hotel they were probably requesting information from PPL and then PPL looked into Habbo, looked on the site and saw fansites that had radios. That's how I think this happened anyway I don't think Sulake would purposely do this, at least I dont think the UK Office Staff would want it to happen. Lost_Witness tuned into a few shows on HxL today which was nice of him :8

[Moh]

Or Habbo contacted PPL about the issue because they are slowly trying to cut all fansites out and make everything more Habbo central. They want everyone to use the whole Habbo social side now. Habbo is becoming more social networky, and let's face it you don't get MySpace fansites do you? They want everyone to sue Habbo and only Habbo.

Sulake is behind this. I'm sure of it.

I agree.

The Sulake offices are only 2 miles away. Lost_Witness could walk there in 30 mins

[Neversoft]

Can I ask why everyone on the forum was forced to read the radio license thread? Over half of the people here don't listen to HabboxLive, so it's of no interest to us. Were we directed to the thread so we'd be reminded to vote Habbox in the HabboHut awards? That's pretty crafty of you.

[HighFlight]

It could run into many thousands and even then VIP wouldn't rescue it.

I've probably over-looked something but the PPL only applies in the UK I thought? The site owner lives outside the UK, the site is hosted in the USA and it's a universal domain name so I can't see how anyone could prosecute.

If the radio is being broadcasted from any country in the world but it being received in the UK they require a license.

[efq]

If the radio is being broadcasted from any country in the world but it being received in the UK they require a license.

Yeah exactly, there is no way at all for people in the UK or any country that signed up to the PPL contracts to listen to Habbox (In the case they didn't have to pay because its the US). PPL arn't going to bend the rules for a Habbo Fansite either.
And it has been said most if not all DJs would have played a illegally downloaded track on the radio and if it was investigated would leave you and possible Habbox in a bigger payment lol.