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I recieved this in my e-mail box and thought I would share this with everyone here. Apprently, licensing fees are going to triple forcing most Internet stations to shut down. Here is the e-mail for more details:
Hi, it's Tim from Pandora,
I'm writing today to ask for your help. The survival of Pandora and all of Internet radio is in jeopardy because of a recent decision by the Copyright Royalty Board in Washington, DC to almost triple the licensing fees for Internet radio sites like Pandora. The new royalty rates are irrationally high, more than four times what satellite radio pays, and broadcast radio doesn't pay these at all. Left unchanged, these new royalties will kill every Internet radio site, including Pandora.
In response to these new and unfair fees, we have formed the SaveNetRadio Coalition, a group that includes listeners, artists, labels and webcasters. I hope that you will consider joining us.
Please feel free to forward this link/email to your friends - the more petitioners we can get, the better.
Understand that we are fully supportive of paying royalties to the artists whose music we play, and have done so since our inception. As a former touring musician myself, I'm no stranger to the challenges facing working musicians. The issue we have with the recent ruling is that it puts the cost of streaming far out of the range of ANY webcaster's business potential.
I hope you'll take just a few minutes to sign our petition - 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 allies.
As always, and now more than ever, thank you for your support.
Post by freedomofmusic on Apr 19, 2007 11:49:50 GMT -5
We love Pandora. We have a bunch of stations with Bonnaroo artists that we have never heard. It is sort of like a little bit of Bonnaroo all year long -- discovering new bands all the time.
Post by princessvwc on Apr 25, 2007 10:21:59 GMT -5
I got a response from my senator. Automated.
Dear Ms. Chong:
Thank you for contacting me regarding the recent ruling by the Copyright Royalty Board. I appreciate hearing from you and would like to take this opportunity to respond.
On March 2, 2007, the Copyright Royalty Board of the Library of Congress issued a ruling that proposes changing royalty rates from a percentage of revenue to a per-song, per-listener fee for online radio stations. The new rates will be retroactive to 2006 and will be increased incrementally each year through 2010. For 2007, online radio stations would pay $0.0011 per-song per-listener.
I understand your concern that these new rates will limit access to online radio. Please know that I will continue to monitor negotiations between online radio services, the recording industry, and the Copyright Royalty Board. In addition, I will keep your thoughtful comments in mind should legislation be considered on the federal level.
Again, thank you for sharing your views with me. If you have any further questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me. In addition, for more information about issues and activities important to Florida, please sign up for my weekly newsletter at martinez.senate.gov.
Thank you for contacting me regarding the Copyright Royalty Board’s (CRB) recent decision to increase Internet radio music royalty rates.
As you know, new royalty rates for Internet broadcasters were recently set by the CRB. Under the old rate structure, many small Internet radio stations were allowed to pay music royalties as a percentage of the total revenue generated by the station. The new rate structure mandates that all Internet stations – regardless of size – pay royalties on a per song basis. For small Internet radio stations, it is likely that the CRB royalty rate decision will have a significant impact.
As a longtime consumer advocate and member of the Senate Commerce Committee, I believe it is important that our laws provide sufficient flexibility to allow for the development of new digital media, such as Internet radio stations. At the same time, however, we also need to take action against Internet piracy, and ensure that copyright owners are able to collect fair royalties for their work. Please be assured that I am monitoring this situation, and will keep your views in mind should any legislation concerning this issue come before the Commerce Committee or the full Senate for consideration.
I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future on this or any other matter of concern to you.
P.S. From time to time, I compile electronic news briefs highlighting key issues and hot topics of particular importance to Floridians. If you'd like to receive these e-briefs, visit my Web site and sign up for them at billnelson.senate.gov/news/ebriefs.cfm
Post by blazeaway54 on May 3, 2007 16:24:50 GMT -5
Partial success, if you haven't signed this PLEASE DO. It's actually working and it looks like we might be able to push this through. It's well worth the few seconds it takes you, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.
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