More political items should be talked about on this list. We can't let stupid people take away our rights and make our lives harder.
> 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 > -------------------- 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
