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JD The Jazz Doctor


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just got this as a myspace bulletin......

Internet Radio Is Saved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Body: At today's Congressional hearing about the new rates for online radio that would essentially destroy it (as readers of this blog already know), SoundExchange, which was scheduled to receive the new royalty payments on Monday morning (since the enforcement date falls on a Sunday), made a startling statement.The SoundExchange executive promised -- in front of Congress -- that SoundExchange will not enforce the new royalty rates. Webcasters will stay online, as new rates are hammered out. Whew!I just spoke with Pandora founder Tim Westergren, who expressed relief that Pandora wouldn't have to shut down on Sunday in response to the new rates. He said, "It was getting pretty close. I always had underlying optimism that sanity was going to prevail, but I was beginning to wonder."He said everyone who called their Congress person about this should feel that they had an effect on the process:"This is a direct result of lobbying pressure, so if anyone thinks their call didn't matter, it did. That's why this is happening." The flyer DiMA distributed to Congress today probably helped a bit too, but overall, it appears Congress intervened due to pressure from web radio listeners.Funnily enough, Westergren told me this mere hours after a representative of SoundExchange told me SoundExchange told me three hours ago that the new rates are "etched in stone." That is obviously not the case.Westergren had more to say, lending insight into a process that was largely opaque to non-participants. Apparently, nobody ever thought those minimum fee per channel fees would be taken seriously. As of now, they have been taken off the table completely, saving Pandora, Live365, and other multicasters from their most imminent threat."No one thought those per station fees were remotely rational. It only makes sense that they're being taken off the table."As for the Copyright Royalty Board? They're entirely cut out of the process, having set the rates and then refused a rehearing. Going forward without the royalties being collected, SoundExchange and webcasters will negotiate a new royalty rate with Congress looking over their shoulder -- "and last but not least, the public looking over Congress's shoulder." Alternatively, Congress now has time to consider the Internet Radio Equality Act, which would set webcaster royalties at 7.5 percent of revenue and allow them to continue operating pretty much as they have been.Either way, this is a big win for webcasters and their listeners.


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Whoa!

This could be big! 

I gotta find some reliable sources on this though (I'm leary of a Myspace bloggers post).

If it's true I'm sure it's out there!  I'm on the hunt!

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That would be awesome!

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JD The Jazz Doctor


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i hear ya bro- thats why the ????, but man woo hoo if its true!!!!!!smile



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JD,

I hope you're right.  The only thing I found so far is an article from the Hollywood Reporter with a dateline of Friday, July 13...

COURT DENIES WEBCASTERS STAY APPEAL


Court denies webcasters' stay appeal

By Brooks Boliek

July 13, 2007

WASHINGTON -- The federal appeals court here on Thursday rejected webcasters' request to postpone implementation of a new royalty rate for music they air over the Web.

The decision hands a court victory to the music industry and performers who have been warring with webcasters over the rate. By denying the webcasters' stay, the court let stand the July 15 "true up" date when they are required to give copyright holders a new, higher royalty payment for digitally delivered music.

"This is a major victory for recording artists and record labels whose hard work and creativity provides the music around which the Internet radio business is built," SoundExchange executive director John Simson said. "Notwithstanding this victory, we continue to reach out to the webcasting community to reach business solutions."

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I found more info on it.  It might just not have hit the mainstream press yet (can't imagine why though).

But it looks legitimate!  clap.gif

This buys us more time and allows for the very real possibility of a percentage of profits based royalty rate!  Which would mean for a station of our size NOTHING would change!

The most encouraging part is that Sound Exchange may be completely out of the equation now!  clap.gif

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my info came from a myspace page that has been keeping me up to date on stuff re:RIAA. I think its called "Murder the RIAA" or something like that at MySpace.comsmile



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The source of the article was WIRED magazine, which is pretty reliable.

I also found some info at the New York Times.

So it all sounds good to me!  WOO HOO!

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wow! I will stay cautiously optimistic! but wow. If indeed internet radio is saved, I'll take some of this paper-grading money and get us some advertising.smile

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We gotta talk on the 24'th about that plan I mentioned.  If we are saved, I think I know what we gotta do to kick this thing back into a higher gear!

I'm so happy smile.gif

Like you said, I'm trying to remain cautiously optimistic, but at the same time, deep down I just couldn't believe they would destroy this.

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This is good news and its looking hopeful!



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I will now express my carefree optimism, since everyone else is being so reserved...

Yiiiipppppeeeeeeee!

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NEVER let your guard down! They are slimy.

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I hope it all works out! I can't imagine going back to the way it was!

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I hope this is true!!!!  It sounds pretty legitimate.  Keeping my fingers crossed!!!  clap.gif

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I will continue to pray that we get to enjoy FFRsmile

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yay!  it's looking good.  i hope things work out!

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It's always been my point of view that we do the recording industry a favor by promoting music that might not otherwise get mainstream exposure anymore. If someone hears a song from way back here on Freeze Frame, remembers liking it, & so goes out and buys the cd or mp3 of it, we just helped make a sale. What do we get for this? No money and hassled from the RIAA?? furious

We outta counter-sue for a commission due to us!!!


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The Sound Exchange is pointing now to some report a Texas professor compiled that apparantly show radio airplay does not help sales but rather reduces them by up to 20%.

I say the report is flawed because if people don't hear the music in the first place sales are gonna drop by 100%

But at any rate, I think if there's ANY validity to his report it would be focused on traditional radio.  Why buy the new Britney Spears CD when you know you can hear the hit song once and hour on every Top 40 station.

But with internet radio you hear an obscure song and your only change to hear it again might be to go buy it.

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yay, great news..... phew.

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