Internet Radio

[RadioactiveMan]

Savenetradio.org

The link above is from an email sent by the founder of Pandora, an internet radio service. The email mentioned that Pandora and other internet radio websites will be forced into extinction by an increase in licensing fees.

I'd send a letter myself, but I imagine that Congress is unconcerned about foreign opposition to the new fees. In light of that, fly, monkeys, fly! Do my bidding!

[discombobulate]

Pandora sent me an email too, but I deleted it since Pandora sucks.

[TheVietCong]

Originally Posted by discombobulate

Pandora sent me an email too, but I deleted it since Pandora sucks.

lol


whats the point?

[discombobulate]

Of Pandora? No idea, it's a terrible option and recommends the most ridiculous music, and also doesn't have the depth I'm looking for. Half the artists I put in are not recognized, the other half yield horrible results.

[Swiss Miss]

I hardly listen to "internet radio" anymore, but I used to like it. Now if the mood strikes, I will just listen to Sirius online. I still think it sucks they they're all going under.

The other day I was at my friend's and he was listening to internet radio (the crap that comes with Microsoft WMP, I think) and they would constantly run commercials about higher license fees and how it's ending soon. How about they just put REAL commercials on there and then they wouldn't have to lose anything? I don't listen either way, but that seems like a logical solution other than just dropping out.

Maybe now we'll have black-market internet radio like everything else the corporate world has mucked up.

[BoyEngland]

I barely listen to Internet Radio anyway, but I think people are now finding ways to keep people paying for their music whether it be shutting down P2P networks, making them go legit, and now making internet radio shows pay a premium just to do their jobs. The fees are then passed to us, and so on and so forth.

I did sometimes used to listen to Hallam FM, Radio 1, and Galaxy 105 online because they are what I used to listen to in England, but both Galaxy and Hallam started making you pay and I now get Radio 1 on Sirius.

I dont think that internet radio dying will really bother many people, but I know that people who are like me when I used to listen to English radio over here online will start getting annoyed when it starts affecting them and they will have to pay for their home radio like I do!

Next they will be making us pay for regular radio and creating a black market out of car radio antennas!

[RadioactiveMan]

Originally Posted by BoyEngland

I barely listen to Internet Radio anyway... I dont think that internet radio dying will really bother many people

Just like how when Hitler killed the Jews it didn't really bother many people because it wasn't happening to them.

[BoyEngland]

Originally Posted by RadioactiveMan

Just like how when Hitler killed the Jews it didn't really bother many people because it wasn't happening to them.

If you want to use that as an example then I suppose it's the same thing, but it's a little extreme.

I haven't looked at any statistics, but no one that I know of listen or have ever listened to internet radio. They all thought I was weird for listening to it when I did.

From a small sample of people, I was just saying it won't be missed. I am sure there are thousands or even millions who like it and listen on a regular basis, but alternatives usually pop-up when something becomes almost obselete/un-accessable/overpriced.

eg People don't like to pay for music, alternative of Limewire and other such things are created.

eg2 Petrol (gas) prices are too high, people walk, ride the bus, or become vegatables.

You get the idea, alternatives.

[Dboyz-x.etown]

You had to read the email. Not only would the royalties triple, but it was retroactive to more than a year ago. So take every song someone played from their service , and triple the price of that, and thats how much they would of owed

[PuNxCiCiDE4550]

From: The Human Abstract


Date: May 8, 2007 2:38 AM Subject Please Read This. It Regards the Future of I-Net Radio. Body: MySpace Friends -

The Human Abstract understands that these indepent and commercial internet radio stations are showing us and the whole independent scene tons of love, and we want to show our love back! There's something going on you might not be aware of. Recently, the courts ruled to increase the amount of money internet radio stations have to pay for broadcasting and it's going to shut many (if not most) of the best ones down. They simply won't be able to afford to broadcast. Even things like NPR are going to have problems, let alone some of your favorite places to hear new music.

The Court actually DENIED any appeals. The only thing that could stop it is some emergency legislation being put together by some other Representatives. If they don't get others to join them, who knows what the future of independent internet radio will be.

Sooooooooooo what can YOU DO?

PLEASE take the time to go to Write Your Representative - Contact your Congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Look up for representative and e-mail them this:


Dear [put their name here]

As one of your valuable constituents, I urge you to please look into this. It's urgent. The future of independent music and small radio stations on the Internet is at stake.

Internet Radio Equality Act, H.R. 2060,

Introduced April 26 by Washington Democrat Jay Inslee and Illinois Republican Donald Manzullo. The law would nullify the CRB's ruling and put webcasting on the same footing as satellite radio -- that is, with a royalty rate of .33 cents per listener-hour or 7.5 percent of total revenue, chosen by the provider. (According to estimates by tech site BetaNews, AOL would owe $916,000 for 2006 under H.R. 2060, as opposed to $23.7 million under the CRB's scheme.) July 15 may seem a ways off -- until this Tuesday the deadline was May 15 -- but Maloney and McSwain urge everyone to call their representatives in Congress now.

Thank you,

[Put your name here]