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WASHINGTON — The music won’t stop for Internet radio after a group of webcasters struck a royalties agreement with SoundExchange, the organization that collects royalties for musicians and record companies. The settlement, ending a 2 1/2-year dispute, allows websites that stream music to avoid per-song royalty payments that were set in 2007 by a special federal court. Instead, webcasters can choose an alternative rate structure that allows them to pay lower per-song royalties or 25 percent of their revenue — whichever is lower. Los Angeles Times
