Opposition to Copyright Royalty Boards Webcasting rates
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Feb 1st, 2016Someone from Detroit, MI signed.
Feb 1st, 2016Someone from Raleigh, NC writes:
There is far more to beyond the 10 songs Clear Channel Communications plays ad infinitum: "Jack and Diane" "Don't Stop Believin,'" "I'm Gonna Keep on Lovin' You," "Cum on Feel the Noise," "It's Still Rock n'Roll to Me," "Tiny Dancer," "More Than a Feeling, "Hotel California," and anything from the Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack. Remember when Americans were known for innovation and willingness to take a risk, break new ground? What are you afraid of?Feb 1st, 2016Someone from Dearborn, MI writes:
Small webcasters should be excluded, especially stations that do not play commercial music. This is an outrage!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 1st, 2016Someone from Seattle, WA writes:
Please help us obtain reasonable music royalty rates that won't damage or end independent internet radio. If nothing changes, the same thing that happened to terrestrial radio will happen to internet radio. Large corporations will take over and choice, niche genres will end.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 1st, 2016Someone from Westport, MA signed.
Feb 1st, 2016Someone from Seattle, WA signed.
Feb 1st, 2016Someone from Mount Vernon, IL signed.
Feb 1st, 2016Someone from Columbus, OH signed.
Feb 1st, 2016Someone from Seattle, WA signed.
Feb 1st, 2016Someone from Lake Orion, MI signed.
Feb 1st, 2016Someone from Brooklyn, NY signed.
Feb 1st, 2016Someone from Indianapolis, IN writes:
Making broadcasting prohibitively expensive infringes upon freedom of speech and severely hampers independent music/art/political commentary, undermines competition and limits access to big corporate radio streams. FIX THIS.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 1st, 2016Someone from Pittsburgh, PA signed.
Feb 1st, 2016Someone from Alpharetta, GA signed.
Feb 1st, 2016Someone from Ypsilanti, MI signed.
Feb 1st, 2016Someone from Brooklyn, NY signed.
Feb 1st, 2016Someone from Boerne, TX signed.
Feb 1st, 2016Someone from East Peoria, IL signed.
Jan 31st, 2016Someone from Omaha, NE signed.
Jan 31st, 2016Someone from Chicago Ridge, IL signed.
Jan 29th, 2016Someone from Palm Harbor, FL signed.
Jan 29th, 2016Someone from Mukwonago, WI writes:
Our stream compliments our LPFM signal, and we pay ASCAP, BMI and SESAC compulsory licensing fees. I understand what you are attempting to cover is somehow different. Our stream typically has Zero (0) people connected, as we had a peak of 8 (eight) once during a live performance session of an artist in our studio last summer. $500 per year is out of the question as an expense for WFAQ-LP FM as we even struggle to pay the ASCAP, BMI and SESAC compulsory licensing fees. Regards, Todd Ciske, GM WFAQ-LP FMREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 29th, 2016Someone from Lawrenceville, GA signed.
Jan 28th, 2016Someone from Asheville, NC signed.
Jan 28th, 2016Someone from Asheville, NC signed.
Jan 28th, 2016Someone from Lanoka Harbor, NJ signed.
Jan 28th, 2016Someone from Asheville, NC writes:
The exorbitant new royalty rates, which treat small webcasters as if they were large commercial operations, is imbalanced and lacking logic. The net effect is to cause many small webcasters to go offline, thus limiting American's access to Free Speech. This new pricing regime must be repealed immediately and internet radio allowed to flourish.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 27th, 2016Someone from Kodak, TN signed.
Jan 27th, 2016Someone from Brookland, AR signed.
Jan 27th, 2016Someone from Sherman Oaks, CA signed.
Jan 26th, 2016Someone from Albany, GA signed.
Jan 26th, 2016Someone from Nashville, TN signed.
Jan 25th, 2016Someone from Roswell, NM signed.
Jan 25th, 2016Someone from Olathe, KS signed.
Jan 25th, 2016Someone from Phoenix, AZ writes:
Just like in the days of Napster we are once again facing the music companies fighting against progress in regards to technology. You are once again ignoring what consumers want, and forcing it the way you want it instead of growing to meet what the consumer wants. Technology is moving forward and the consumer wants internet radio, and they want to have a choice of where they can get that special stream that meets their listening needs. By getting rid of the small broadcaster provision you are essentially indirectly telling the consumer that they don't have a choice, because that small little broadcast they loved so much isn't able to afford the outrageous fees to keep their stream up. You are also hurting the small businesses that provide services in relation to internet radio. You are forcing the hand of the consumer, and just like in the Napster days the consumer is going to find a way to get what they want regardless if its legal or illegal. The opportunity you have to progress, and monetize the small stations is fading away slowly, you are killing the very entrepreneurial spirit that this great country once emphasized and pushed for. Nobody wants it for free, but nobody wants to be gouged for every penny and piece of lint that may be left in their pockets. Thousands of extremely bright, funny, entertaining, and intelligent people had to sadly shut down the very thing they loved so much because of what? Greed? What are you losing by keeping a small broadcaster provision in? Nothing! You only benefit. You let us down once again, and once again the consumer will fight back in ways that will only hurt your pocket books because they will get the content they want, in the way they want it regardless if you are on board or not. Unfortunately for me as a small business owner, it doesn't look good, and there isn't any way for me to move past this. Stop putting up walls, and embrace technology and the future or we are going to leave you in the dust. The past few weeks will be marked on your calendar as the day you made the incorrect choice of fighting what the consumer wants.REPORT COMMENTS
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