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Action Alert! SAVENETRADIO.ORG

Posted by: Runewolf on Mon, 30 April 2007 09:36:43

Finally there is some movement to bring sanity back to our broadcasting world.

Representative Jay Inslee (D-WA) and eight cosponsors, has introduced the Internet radio Equality Act (View here).

This Bill provides 5 major provisions:

Nullifies the recent decision of the CRB judges
Changes the royalty rate-setting standard that applies to Internet radio royalty arbitrations in the future so that it is the same standard that applies to satellite radio royalty arbitrations -- the 801(b)(1) standard that balances the needs of copyright owners, copyright users, and the public (rather than "willing buyer / willing seller").
Instructs future CRBs that the minimum annual royalty per service may be set no higher than $500.
Establishes a "transitional" royalty rate, until the 2011-15 CRB hearing is held, of either .33 cents per listener hour, or 7.5% of annual revenues, as selected by the provider for that year. Those rates would be applied retroactively to January 1, 2006. (The logic behind this rate, incidentally, is an attempt to match the royalty rate that satellite radio pays for this royalty -- thus the name of the bill.)
Expands the Copyright Act’s Section 118 musical work license for noncommercial webcasters to enable noncomms to also perform sound recordings over Internet radio at royalty rates designed for noncommercial entities, and sets an transition royalty at 150% of the royalty amount paid by each webcaster in 2004 for their "musical works" royalty (i.e., to ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC).

Now that the bill has been introduced, the SaveNetRadio.org "call to action" is specific and direct: The site is now asking listeners to call their Representative and ask him/her to "cosponsor the Internet Radio Equality Act, introduced by Representative Jay Inslee." Once listeners click the "Call Your Representatives" button on the site and enter their zip code, they are given their Representative's House office phone number and a list of "talking points" to emphasize.

(* NOTE: Parts of this post is taken directly from RAIN (Radio And Internet Newsletter) Wild Mountain Radio suggests all interested parties sign up for RAIN's newsletters to keep up to date.

Scream & Shout!

Runewolf
(May 13, 2008 7:50 AM)

Yeah we're here, just slow the last few weeks... My "paying" job has
had me running nearly 24/7 and Quagmire is dealing with a loss in his family.

pcwiz...
(May 12, 2008 5:35 PM)

Anyone here????

dustyeod
(Apr 18, 2008 1:52 AM)

I've got enough of our stuff to do an hour easy......... anytime you'd like to
do it.

Runewolf
(Feb 15, 2008 12:12 PM)

Hey man! Glad to see ya here.

PA Rock Show
(Feb 15, 2008 10:55 AM)

When I started the Pennsylvania Rock Show, it was only a 1 hour long show... it
slowly expanded to 3 hours.

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