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Letter received from Spacial Audio re: CRB decision


Spacial Audio is one of our streaming providers.

They seem pretty confident we can beat this (particularly near the bottom of the letter).

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Re: Copyright Royalty Board Rate Structure

If you are reading this you are involved with internet radio: Maybe as a hobby.
Maybe on a professional level with the hopes of making profit at some point in the future.

If you are reading this you are personally affected by the recent Copyright Royalty Board's ruling
that will elevate royalty rates 140% over the next four years.

If you have made it to this sentence your interest is strong enough to initiate action that will let those
in a position of power know you are concerned with the increased costs for products (music),
which holds no definitive value until radio gives it exposure and makes it popular.

Spacial Audio's position on this recent CRB ruling is simple: Artists should be paid for their work
to a degree that directly relates to the worth of their work.

Spacial Audio wants you to know that we are actively working behind the scenes, and directly
with groups like DiMA, on efforts to overturn the Copyright Royalty Board's ruling. But, the
most important element of this process is more in your hands than ours. You need to:

1) Take action, by contacting your Washington Representatives directly. You will find their names here.

2) Sign a petition reflecting your disagreement with the Copyright Royalty Board's decision.

3) Place links to both of the above on your radio station web site, so your listeners may voice their
opinion. Nothing works in Washington D.C. like the aggravated and disapproving voice of the people.

4) Don't "do nothing," and don't "give up." This is a legal process that may take years to come
to a conclusion. The fight is not over unless you let it be over.


The CRB will soon hold another hearing to listen, once again, to the outcry from the public and small webcasters
who are so adversely affected by its early March 2007 ruling. This action would not be happening unless there
were doubts as to the capricious nature of the royalty rates it set.

Spacial Audio urges you to become involved, to help save an industry that is perfectly willing to pay
for music but is not willing to let itself be walked over by the groups that control music.


These extremely high rates will be overturned; as surely as they were held off in the last occurrence that set rates
beyond the reach of webcasters (in 2001). You have my word that Spacial Audio is behind your efforts to right
this wrong, and to grow the online radio industry. But, we have work to do - so don't sit idle hoping everything
will work itself out. Take action, today! We are.

Bryan Payne, CEO
Spacial Audio Solutions LLC
Austin, TX
214-453-3550

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Very cool...I hope that something so stupid is stopped in its tracks. I cant imagine going back to regular radio. I cant even stand it for the twenty minutes on the way to work and back.

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I had already contacted my local gubment regarding this issue weeks ago, am still awaiting the personalized e-mail response each one promised, but it must be polo season in brazil so I will have to wait....but I really like this here link to the online petition!! please sign!

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I think that petition is one of the two I've already signed. Right?

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This BS is part of why I already have satellite (Sirius) radio in my two cars....and listen to FFR in the office...commercial radio is sooooo limited in my listening habits (ie: The Orlando Magic games, when they are playing etc.)



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