The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) recently denied webcasters' requests for a rehearing on its ruling of unfairly high new royalty rates -- a stunning 300 to 1200 percent increase -- for Internet radio for period 2006-2010.
Internet radio is singled out from all other radio, burdened with fees not paid by AM or FM stations, and at rates at least 3-4 times paid by satellite and cable radio. The ruling even included absurd minimum of $500 per station per year to penalize the smallest webcasters with the highest rates.
Should this ruling stand, many of your favorite stations will be silenced.
You can help protect your favorite station's and your favorite DJs from being silenced!
The Internet Radio Equality Act (HR 2060) http://www3.capwiz.com/saveinternetradio/issues/bills/?billtype=H.R.&billnumb=2060&congress=110 has been introduced in Congress by Representative Jay Inslee (D-WA). A simple phone call to your Representative to ask for their support on this Bill will go a long way toward ensuring your right to diversity and choice in radio. Better yet, please also write and fax to show how serious you are. They need to know how much your music means to you.
To learn how your single call can make the difference, visit the SaveNetRadio Coalition formed with listeners, webcasters, artists, and labels: www.savenetradio.org.
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