More info here: http://www.broadcastlawblog.com/archives/internet-radio-copyright-royalty-board-releases-decision-rates-are-going-up-significantly.html
-- Lars On 3/23/07, Lars Rasmussen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just called this morning after jotting down the following notes to > guide my conversation: > > Please pass along to Senator Hatch that the RIAA is not representative > of the rights of artists & musicians, and it is time that the Copyright Board > elect a new organization to replace SoundExchange. > > I would also add that the increased rates levied against Internet Radio > Stations > will hurt American businesses and drive them outside of the United States. > -- > Lars Rasmussen > Springville, Utah > > > On 3/19/07, Brent Thomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > First, I apologize for waxing political on the list, but I think this > > may apply to many of you. > > > > Tim Westergren is the founder of the startup Internet radio station > > Pandora (www.pandora.com). I met Tim a few weeks ago while he was in > > Salt Lake City making a presentation to a group of young entrepreneurs > > and businessmen. He was not paid for his presentation--his presence was > > a favor to the University Venture Fund at the University of Utah. > > > > I received this email this morning (as I'm sure many of you Pandora > > users did): > > > > === > > > > I'm writing today to ask for your help. We've had a disastrous turn of > > > > events recently for internet radio: Following an intensive lobbying > > effort on the part of the RIAA, an arbitration committee in Washington > > DC has just dramatically increased the fees internet radio sites must > > pay to the record labels - tripling fees and adding enormous retroactive > > payments! Left unchanged by Congress, this will kill all internet radio > > sites, including Pandora. > > > > Tomorrow afternoon there is an important U.S. Senate hearing on the > > future of internet radio. Senator Orrin Hatch from your state is part of > > the hearing. I hope you'll take a minute today to call his office to > > voice your objection to this ruling. > > > > Senator Orrin Hatch's phone number: (202)224-5251 > > > > If you decide to call, please be sure to tell them your name and home > > town, and mention Senator Orrin Hatch's name. We encourage you to tell > > them how much you enjoy listening to internet radio and that, left > > unchanged, the fees passed by the Copyright Royalty Board will kill > > internet radio. Please ask them to act to reverse this decision. > > > > Remarkably, this rate applies only to internet radio, exempting both > > broadcast radio and satellite radio. It is a pure and simple reflection > > of the difference in lobbying power of each industry. It is not only > > unfair and without legal rationale, but will completely wipe out > > internet radio. > > > > I hope you'll take just a few minutes to call - it will make a > > difference. As a young industry, we do not have the lobbying power of > > the RIAA. You, our listeners are by far our biggest and most influential > > ally. > > > > As always, and now more than ever, thank you for your support. > > > > -Tim Westergren > > > > === > > > > If this issue is one that affects you personally, please take a minute > > to make your voice heard. > > > > -Brent -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
