Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Eric Garner <ejgarner AT yahoo.com>]

Real-world uses for the CC-licensing structure seem pretty obvious, but sometimes answers lead only to more questions:

There seems to be some confusion in the blogosphere as to whether CC-licensed (aka "podsafe") content offers an alternative library to webcasters who won't be able to afford the new SoundExchange payments conceived last month. How does CC-licensed content fit into in this scheme? I've been following this matter since the announcement of the new royalty structures by the CRB last month, and there seems to be an assumption that podsafe music will be able to fill the void if webcasters are unable to continue using their current libraries. There is also some concern that podcasting, which is currently unaffected by the CRB ruling, may be next in line for regulatory action.

As a musician, am I correct to assume that CC-licensing my music places it into a body of work residing outside the reach of the CRB and SoundExchange for purposes of
 webcasting? As a podcaster, am I safe to assume that my sticking with podsafe, CC-licensed music will is enough to satisfy any future regulations which might be in store for this medium?

Since the blogosphere isn't always a 100%-reliable source of information, I would rather ask these questions to the people who really know what they're talking about. Unfortunately, I made a similar post about a month ago and no one responded :(

Eric Garner