MESSAGE
| DATE | 2002-06-21 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Internet Radio
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You need to help us at NY Fair USe, we've been working on this issue.
See
http://www.nyfairuse.org
http://www.nylxs.com
Ruben
On 2002.06.21 13:25 Dawn Barnhart wrote:
> Dear all-
>
> Normally I'm just a lurker, but today I'm mad... and I am asking a favor -
> two actually.
>
> 1. Read this and if it means anything to you at all,
> 2. Do something.
>
> I booted up my machine today and as is normal, my iTunes launches
> automatically to my favorite Internet Radio station, SomaFM.com's Groove
> Salad. To my surprise, repeated attempts to get it to play were
> unsuccessful. I went to the site ( http://www.somafm.com/ ) only to find out
> they had shut down because of the CARP ruling. ( More info on the somafm.com
> site)
>
> In effect - I have no more Internet radio, or at least an entire set of
> streams I listen to everyday.
>
> I don't know if you listen to Internet radio or not. If you do - your
> favorite station is up against these very same issues. If you don't - well
> you probably won't be able to find much in the future that is compelling
> enough to bother with anyway.
>
> I am enlisting your help. I encourage you to call/fax/write your Senators
> and Reps. I have included the letter I sent (modified from the one on
> somafm's site) if you would like to use it as a jumping off point. If you
> are not a citizen of this country, there is also an area for you to make
> your voice heard as well on the SomaFM site.
>
> This will only take a few minutes of your time - honest. A small price to
> pay for the privilege of having decent music to listen to each day.
>
> Thanks for reading...
>
> ...off my soapbox and sitting in silence.
>
> Best-
> Dawn
>
> *************
> To find your Senators and Representatives go here with your address and ZIP:
> http://congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/?lvl=C&azip=02118
>
> *************
>
> Letter:
>
> Dear REP./Senator:
>
> I am asking you to save Internet radio because I enjoy it a great deal. I
> cannot find the music that I enjoy on traditional air radio stations. I have
> been listening to Internet radio for over 4 years now and it allows me to
> discover and *BUY* new music, supporting the record labels... especially the
> smaller record labels who are taking risks by releasing new music.
>
> My own personal buying habits are as follows: I have spent more dollars on
> music in the past 2 years, than in the pervious 10 years combined, pointedly
> because of available Internet radio.
>
> By implementing excessive fees and overly-burdesome record keeping
> requirements, American Internet radio stations are being driven out of
> business, only to have the demand they've created be taken up by foreign
> broadcasters - who won't have to pay these fees at all. If America wants to
> be a significant player in the digital future congress should not do this
> now.
>
> As a final note: I would say that anyone who has anything to do with the
> Internet and intellectual property issues in the government or any business
> sector, be required to read Lawrence Lessig book: The Future of Ideas: The
> Fate of the Commons in a Connected World
> [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375726446/qid=1024676698/sr=2-1/ref
> =sr_2_1/002-5031039-0262406]. It would go a long way towards educating the
> policy maker or decision maker on what the future of innovation in any arena
> really means.
>
> I would appreciate hearing back from you, my Senator, in regards to this
> issue and your plans to deal with it.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Your name and address
>
>
>
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