New Royalty Rates Threaten to Kill Internet Radio

[CanadaIndieFilm]

I think it's a good idea for radio stations on the internet to REFUSE to play anything but independently produced music. Give the RIAA more of what they want even before they know they want it.

[MichaelIanHenry]

I wonder how this might effect Internet talk radio...if any? Anyone have an idea?

[bryngOneOn]

please some one who knows answer a question for me which despite 15 minute hunt on web has left me even more bemused, the quest is... does radio one in the uk have to pay royalties if they play a song and more importantly if say you are an artist in the charts with a hit record how much EXACTLY does the radio station have to pay? i would have thought the label would of had to pay the station to play a track as its advertising their product, anyway if u know please tell me how much radio has to?

[DJBrokenHigh]

Fuck the RIAA & fuck US Congress for supporting them!

[DigitalAddiction]

I'm with you. Save Internet Radio. However, not all but most music released these lately isn't that great. So, more and more artist are supporting releasing music under the Creative Commons License which allows everyone to use the material for non-commercial use, which helps. I also operate a internet stream. unfortunitly it's all royalty free/unpublished material. Heh. and to think it all started with Metallica and Napster. Open Source is the way to go sometimes. ;]

[gtasahomo]

Wow, the RIAA shoots itself in the foot again.

[pig322]

All this will do is crush programing diversity and lead to Clear Channel style mass marketing mediocracy.

[BigBoss023]

And I absolutely HATE anything related with Clear Channel, they suck balls!

[artmaven]

Save Internet Radio

Royalty rates for webcasters are due to go into effect on [new date] July 15. If increased rates remain unchanged, the majority of webcasters will go bankrupt and silent on this date

CALL YOUR SENATORS AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE NOW TO ASK THEM TO CO-SPONSOR THE INTERNET RADIO EQUALITY ACT, S 1353 IN THE SENATE AND HR 2060 IN THE HOUSE

Find phone numbers for your representatives: dubdubdub3.capwiz[dot]com/save­internetradio/issues/alert/?al­ertid=9738601

[artmaven]

Statistically, one letter or phone call represents 25 people.

The other 24 hold the same view but didn't get off their butts do say anything.

Your voice counts. Call AND write your congressional reps and senators.

[MightyTiny]

Having looked into this issue a bit now, I can only conclude that the intention of these changes is to shut internet radios down. There will be a minimum $500 payment per channel, which means that if any company survives this, the number of channels they can offer will be diminished, and the content likewise - only music that can attract the large crowds to cover the costs.

[hookah604]

they are really stupid, some more bad step and everyone will boardcast illegaly netradio. and what can they do against it? nothing . nooobs.

[fuckcopyright]

since when did the copyright royalty board become a puppet for record companies?? Record companies already make enough. How about they stop suin people and forcing this bullshit down our throats and start paying their artists decent wages? If a person sells 10 million copies of their own artwork, they should at least get $1 million! Or at least half a million. If it weren't for the artists, record companies would be gone.

[izabels]

thx,trying to spread the word

hope we can save it!!

[BigBoss023]

We have to, we absolutely MUST SAVE Internet Radio, and NOT let it die, and have the recording industry have it's way! There's only 10 days left until the dreaded deadline, so call you're Senators and Representatives RIGHT NOW, and ask them to co-sponsor the Internet Radio Equality Act, S 1353 in the Senate, and HR 2060 in the House!!

[otheozzy]

thanks, i'll see what i can do.

[Sabrnig]

I knew it was too "free" to go on for long- I will see what one voice can do...