arstechnica.com — The US Copyright Royalty Board has issued an extension on its decision to hike the royalty rates paid by Internet radio stations. Lobbying groups and citizens now have two more months to convince Congress to intervene.
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timmaykMay 3, 2007
i wrote my congresswoman. here is my response:Dear Mr. XXXX:Thank you for getting in touch with me. I appreciate hearing from you. I understand your concern with the decision by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) regarding royalty rates for Internet Radio broadcasts. As you may know, CRB is a panel set up by Congress to work on copyright licenses and royalty payments. In March 2007, the board set new rates for "Webcasts" that could increase the costs of Internet Radio stations.I believe that Internet Radio often provides increased exposure for lesser known and new artists. I understand how these new rates could greatly affect "Webcasters" and the future of Internet Radio. Your views will be helpful to me if the Senate considers legislation to address this rate increase.You may also wish to share these views with the CRB. The CRB may be contacted at: Copyright Royalty Board P.O. Box 70977 Washington , DC 20024 <a class="user" href="http://www.loc.gov/crb/contact/">http://www.loc.gov/crb/contact/</a>Thanks once again for writing. Please let me know if I can be of assistance in the future.Sincerely,Barbara A. MikulskiUnited States SenatorP.S. If I can be of further assistance in the future,please visit my website at <a class="user" href="http://mikulski.senate.gov">http://mikulski.senate.gov</a>or call my Washington D.C. office at 202-224-4654I encourage everyone to do the same. only action by people like us can help solve the problem.
Closed AccountMay 3, 2007
Nah, there's ways around it.Apparently the people digging me down don't know about 'em.
dweeb79May 3, 2007
I think this is my 3rd or 4th comment about this. It takes only a few moments to call up your local rep. Please don't let big business destroy net radio
Closed AccountMay 3, 2007
I heart KEXP
southsideirishMay 3, 2007
Anyone listen to TWiT's Net At Nite? The money from this decision apparently gets split between SoundExchange and the RIAA/Record Companies, but if the record companies do a deal with an internet station they then are able to keep all of the money.I still think this will end with the CRB raising rates to terrestrial, satellite and internet radio, then then the RIAA will do a deal keeping some stations in business. Greedy, greedy people.
pottersquashMay 3, 2007
HAHA, normal people don't cave to childish antics like Kevin did. Congress couldn't give two cents about the "vigor" of a bunch of children
pauljaroszewskiMay 3, 2007
I got a response from my rep in the house, I live in AZ
stisevMay 4, 2007
Come on, digg. Let's show them what we got!1) DUGG!2) EFF petition signed!3) Forwarded to everyone in contact list!
etechonline2002May 5, 2007
everyone needs to stop the whining. internet radio will just get a new platform for there radio.
ironbearMay 5, 2007
The EFF link in this thread is nice, but it has little to do with the SoundExchange rates and H.R. 2060, which the article is about. Please take the correct action and visit <a class="user" href="http://www.savenetradio.com">http://www.savenetradio.com</a> for a link to contact your Congress person this week.Your help can save internet radio, which for some reason the RIAA wants to be dead, very dead. Don't make us fire up the pirate radio transmitter, RIAA asshats.
msmaggiMay 23, 2007
I'm a mobile DJ and have been webcasting an ambient/world/downtempo station on Live365 for over 3 years... <a class="user" href="http://www.live365.com/stations/msmaggi?play">http://www.live365.com/stations/msmaggi?play</a> and I soooo enjoy it. I play music that wouldn't reach much of an audience otherwise and have listeners all over the world. And when you click on a song in the player window, it'll take you to Amazon where you can BUY THE MUSIC. These arstists wouldn't even be heard otherwise. This decision benefits only more mainstream music(and the industry parasites that feed off these artsists!) and not lesser-known artists trying to reach a wider audience. So I think the CRB is taking this all way too far. I've written to Patty Murry, and Jay Inslee here in WA state, and urge everyone I know to contact their rep's. Keep the music alive!