Nyt meidän kaikkien nettimusiikkia nauttineiden tarvitsee vihdoin tehdä jotain etumme vuoksi. Internet musiikki on vaarassa uuden copyright lain, jonka maksut uhkaavat nettiradiota kuten sen tiedämme. Wikipedian mukaan maksut saattavat olla jopa $500USD per streamaaja, mikä kuulostaa naurettavalta.
Sain Pandoralta oheisen meilin, jossa on linkki allekirjoittamaan vetoomus musiikin puolesta. Kaikki mukaan, jotta voimme nauttia musiikista vastaisuudessakin.
Faxia varten voitte käyttää itse Copyright Officen osoitetta ja ZIP koodeja:
101 Independence Ave. S.E.
Washington, DC
ZIP: 20557 ZIP-4: 6400
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 sign our petition urging your Congressional representative to act to save Internet radio: http://capwiz.com/saveinternetradio/issues/alert/?alertid=9631541
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.
-Tim Westergren
(Pandora founder)
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