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University webcast's future threatened
By Maggie Koerth Kansan staff writer
A new federal proposal concerning Internet radio might knock KJHK's webcast off the air.
The Internet Radio Tracking Rule was proposed by the U.S. Copyright Office in February. Since then, it has met with fierce resistance from numerous Internet broadcasters. They said the rule would make it financially impossible for them to continue broadcasting by making stations pay royalties for songs they play. Stations would also have to upgrade their systems to provide all the information wanted by record companies.
KJHK 90.7 joined with Internet broadcasters all over the nation Wednesday in a Day of Silence, when all participating stations shut off their free Internet streams in an effort to inform the public of the issue.
Phil Cauthon, Lawrence graduate student and KJHK's Internet director, said the rule would require stations to provide reports to the recording industry containing information such as the title, International Recording Code and time of transmission for each song played because of copyright issues.
Caution said it would be nearly impossible for KIHK to meet those requirements.
"It's mind-boggling trying to figure out how we would keep track of the time played on-line," he said. "And I don't even know what the International Recording Code is."
In addition to these requirements, stations would also have to maintain a log of when listeners logged in and out of the broadcast.
Cauthon said KJHK didn't have the money or resources to comply with the requirements.
"We would need either a couple hundred thousand dollars or a couple grad students who were totally dedicated to nothing but KIHK." he said.
Bob Newton is the former operations manager for KLZR 105.9 FM. He now works part time with KJHK.
He said the music's format would make it difficult for KJHK staff to comply
"This is just a case of the copyright office caving in to the recording industry.
They're looking at Internet and cd-ers and they realize that if they don't do something now
they'll be out of the
loop."
Phil Cauthon
Lawrence graduate student and KJHK's inter- net director
net director
with the rules.
"They play a lot of vinyl, there would be no electronic log of that," he said. "They would literally have to type in all that information by hand."
Newton said he knew of computer systems that could keep track of a song's title, performer and length, but he didn't know how stations would go about
"I just think that it's so cumbersome that it would never work in real life," he said.
recording all the information asked for in the Internet Radio Tracking Rule.
The Internet Tracking Rule comes on the heels of another controversial issue in Internet radio. Also in February, a Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP) made recommendations concerning the royalty rates a webcast station must pay to record labels.
Cauthon said those rates were unfair because KJHK already paid royalties for the same songs it played over traditional radio. He said he didn't think the recommendations were really a copyright issue.
"This is just a case of the copyright office caving in to the recording industry," he said. "They're looking at Internet and cd-rs and they realize that if they don't do something now they'll be out of the loop."
But Tom Volek, professor of journalism who teaches First Amendment law, said the recording industry had every right to request royalties.
"Profit-making doesn't enter into it," he said. "You still don't have the right to
use someone else's music without their permission."
Volek said the same issues of copyright and royalties came up every time a new medium for music emerged.
Volek said Web cast stations would likely end up having to pay royalty fees.
"The National Association of Broadcasters was actually formed to resist the application of royalty fees to the radio," he said.
Both copyright proposals will come before the head of the Library of Congress on May 21.
In the meantime, Cauthon and other Web broadcasters are hoping to garner public and congressional support
"People who feel strongly about this should write their congressmen," he said.
More information on the Internet Radio Tracking Rule and the CARP royalty recommendations can be found at www.saveinternetradio.org and www.ascap.com/legislative/legislative.html.
New birth control patch available at health center
Contact Koerth at mkoerth@kansan.com. This story was edited by Jenna Goepfert.
By Summer Lewis Kansan staff writer
A new form of birth control for females is available as a patch worn on the skin. Watkins Memorial Health Center is the only pharmacy in Lawrence that offers the new patch.
The patch is called Ortho Evra and was available at Watkins. Cathy Thrasher, chief pharmacist at Watkins, said it was available only by prescription.
Ortho Evra is a thin, beige patch that is nearly two inches in diameter. It is a weekly birth control patch applied to the skin to prevent pregnancy.
The patch is worn for one week and replaced on the same day every week for three consecutive weeks. It is not worn on the fourth week in order to allow for a menstrual period. The patch can be worn on the buttocks, abdomen, upper torso or upper outer arm. It will not fall off during bathing, swimming or exercising.
According to the Web site for Ortho Evra, it is 99 percent effective. Clinical studies compared the patch with birth control pills and found it to be as effective.
Rick Awbrey, pharmacist at Hy-Vee said that both forms prevented pregnancy in the same way.
"The primary mechanism is inhibition of ovulation." Awbrey said.
ORTHO EVRA
Thrasher said that the patch was new enough that few people knew about it.
"Evra was available April 22, so we
What is it: A weekly birth control patch that is worn on the skin.
patch that is worn on the same How it works: The patch is worn for one week and replaced on the same day of the week for three consecutive weeks. To avoid irritation, replacement patches should not be applied to the same spot. The patch is not worn on the fourth week to allow for a menstrual period.
Side effects might include: Headaches, breast tenderness, application site reaction, nausea, upper respiratory infection, menstrual cramps and abdominal pain.
Source: The web page for EVA at
www.orthoevra.com
haven't sold much of it." Thrasher said. "If students are interested, they should discuss the change with their health care provider."
Evra costs more than birth control pills, but is not available at other places in Lawrence.
The price for one patch is $13.45, Thrasher said, and box of three patches costs $33.30. The birth control pill, Ortho Tricyclen costs $7 per cycle.
Contact Lewis at slewis@kansan.com. This story was edited by Brooke Hesler.
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Ortho Evra, a 3-time patch, goes into the bloodstream the same way birth control pills do, except it goes via a patch that a user attaches to her body three times a month. The patch should be put on an area of skin that is not rubbed by clothing and it should not be applied to the skin in the same area twice to prevent skin irritations.
Parade to show cars, celebrate passion for art
By Lauren Beatty Kansan staff writer
Winding its way down Massachusetts Street at noon tomorrow, the seventh annual Art Tougeau parade will feature elaborately decorated bikes, cars, wheelchairs and just about anything else on wheels.
The parade's purpose is to provide revelers with good time, said Charles Jones, Douglas County commissioner and founder of the parade.
Festivities draw locals and non-residents to downtown Lawrence. This year's entries come from such diverse cities as Omaha, Neb., St. Louis, and Fayetteville, Ga., said Jones.
"They make art cars because there's an artistic inclination and a love of cars." Jones said.
Jones said he came up with idea for the parade when the Smithsonian Art Train traveled across the country and stopped in Lawrence in 1996. He said his wife encouraged him to create an art car, or a car that was decorated or painted, to promote the train.
Jones said the name Art Tougeau was a play on Art Nouveau, an art movement in the early 1900s.
"I had been threatening to make an art car for years," Jones said. "I thought they were funny and interesting."
Since the first parade, Art Tougeau has gained fame around the country. Pictures of the cars have been used on the cover of a math textbook and featured in a book about Kansas curiosities.
After the parade there is a trophy presentation and a video will be shown.
Contact Beatty at ibetey.kansan.com. This story was edited by Gillian Titus.
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