Opposition to Copyright Royalty Boards Webcasting rates
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May 13th, 2016Someone from Reno, NV writes:
Please make sure you do not destroy the small broadcasters that work so hard to help the artists. -
May 13th, 2016Someone from Minneapolis, MN writes:
Increase diversity of music in the USA, don't decrease it. Some NON-profit internet radio stations fill an absolutely vital niche. Preserve that! I call for reasonable fairplay/fairpay charges.REPORT COMMENTS
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May 12th, 2016Someone from West Fargo, ND signed.
May 12th, 2016Someone from Winona, MN signed.
May 12th, 2016Someone from Columbia, TN signed.
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May 11th, 2016Someone from Murrieta, CA signed.
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May 9th, 2016Someone from North Las Vegas, NV signed.
May 8th, 2016Someone from Farmington, MN signed.
May 8th, 2016Someone from Inver Grove Heights, MN signed.
May 4th, 2016Someone from Culpeper, VA writes:
I am a webcaster and my radio is being blocked from my US listeners.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 3rd, 2016Someone from Douglasville, GA signed.
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May 2nd, 2016Someone from Albuquerque, NM signed.
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May 2nd, 2016Someone from Minneapolis, MN writes:
Don't they make enough money already? All this is, is greed.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 28th, 2016Someone from New York, NY signed.
Apr 28th, 2016Someone from Saint Petersburg, FL signed.
Apr 28th, 2016Someone from Saint Petersburg, FL signed.
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No, CancelApr 24th, 2016Someone from Norfolk, NE signed.
Apr 19th, 2016Someone from Fort Worth, TX signed.
Apr 19th, 2016Someone from Rockwall, TX signed.
Apr 19th, 2016Someone from Lothian, MD writes:
I listen to classical, beautiful music, Great American Songbook, and various other channels. This Webcasting rate is detrimental to variety in the media and is destroying many good stations.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 19th, 2016Someone from Hialeah, FL writes:
We been in operation over a decade. Helping independent artists get their music heard. Music that terrestrial radio will not play. Independent artists use our free service to promote their music and in return fans buy their music. We are a small webcaster, hobby station. Unlike terrestrial radio that generate millions through advertising, we the small webcaster make no money. We offer this service free for all artists to get their music heard. Music that would otherwise go unheard or unnotice because big corporate owned terrestrial stations will not play it nor promote it. Small webcaster are an essential tool for independent artists. If small webcasters disappear so will thousands of independent artists that will have no avenue to have their music heard. They too will disappear.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 19th, 2016Someone from Farmington, MN signed.
Apr 19th, 2016Someone from Ogdensburg, NY writes:
When Live365 went out of business, I lost the stream I had for nearly 15 years. Many independent artists won't be heard. You need to fix this immediately!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 19th, 2016Someone from Williamstown, NJ signed.
Apr 19th, 2016Someone from Encino, CA writes:
I ran and programmed several Internet radio stations over the years on Live365.com since 2000 playing a wide variety of underground hip hop artists. Many of these underground artists were not getting play elsewhere on commercial radio outlets. Artists would occasionally reach out to me on social media to thank me for playing their music. I also tagged the songs with links to official sites where listeners could buy or download the song. Small webcasters need to be considered, and the Webcaster Settlement Act needs to be renewed and reauthorized. My Internet radio provider Live365 was in operation for over a decade, and went out of business in early 2016 when the Settlement Act was not renewed. People have lost jobs. Artists have lost platforms for their music. Hobbyists have lost their radio stations. My station generated royalties for these independent artists and now this revenue stream (however small) is lost forever unless you act. This needs to be fixed ASAP!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 18th, 2016Someone from Rochester, MN signed.
Apr 18th, 2016Someone from Eau Claire, WI writes:
Please! No more royalties or fees for streaming copyrighted materials!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 18th, 2016Someone from Saint Paul, MN signed.
Apr 18th, 2016Someone from Bismarck, ND writes:
Please give them a break. This type of music is not available on am or fm in Mn or ND. We need to hear this beautiful type of music too!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 18th, 2016Someone from Faribault, MN signed.
Apr 13th, 2016Someone from Cincinnati, OH signed.
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Apr 8th, 2016Someone from Wise, VA writes:
Small webcasters play songs not heard elsewhere.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 5th, 2016Someone from Allen, TX writes:
Give me a break! 95% of what is played here will not be available on ihateradio or spamdora. This is about eliminating the competition.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 5th, 2016Someone from Berwyn, IL writes:
Here we go again with the big greedy corporate radio giants trying to crush the smaller webcast broadcasters. some of the best music comes from the smaller webcast. Bring back the music of the unusual and rarely heard that only comes from the smaller webcast stations.REPORT COMMENTS
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