Take action! against recent copyright ruling
Cut and paste from an e-mail I received:
1) Take action, by contacting your Washington Representatives directly. You will find their names at this link: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/...ory/congdir.tt. 2) Sign a petition reflecting your disagreement with the Copyright Royalty Board's decision: http://www.petitiononline.com/SIR2007r/petition.html Thanks for your interest! Jim |
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I have done both things. I have email all three of my Senators/Reps and signed the petition. Aural Moonies - Unite - Make your voice heard! Ted |
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This is my comment......
"No one is being harmed by internet radio. And the artists will not benefit by this legislation. In fact, THEY will be harmed. Please do not tamper with a fine product that only serves the public interest." |
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I've already sent email to both Senators and signed petitions as well. Fingers crossed...
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I was about to sign and saw "US citizens" etc... :\
What exactly is this ? I'm not sure to understand what's going on. Can someone tell me a bit more to clarify ? It doesn't sound very good (to not say it sounds bad)... [EDIT]Ok, nvm, it is completly clear now, I found another article... (http://www.1.fm/Community/tm.aspx?m=7428) This is really bad news. I have two more questions now to ask : - What about Aural Moon precisely ? - Is there anything Aural Moon/Internet Radios listeners who are not living in U.S. could do ? :aua: |
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There are some more prominent Senators and Congresspersons that are not concerned about the White House that would be better bets. |
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Sorry Jim. This is sickening.
This is the goddamned RIAA, trying to stop the hemmorage. I'm seeing a lot of effort on my, and many other indies circling the bowl along w/ you. Here's a link to better explain the situation to all- http://www.saveourinternetradio.com/about/ One thing I may have missed, but didn't see mentioned, is that the ruling is retroactive to Jan. 2006.... meaning that station owners owe someone a ton of money even if they halt operations immediately. My guess is, they'll drag RadioParadise, or one of the other biggies into court, make an example of them to scare the crap out of the rest of you. The only solution I can see is to decentralize the server points stream directly from multiple sites/computers ala some of the surviving DVD piracy sites. Vax- Is that possible? K |
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You don't know this government, do you? :eyes: You can't imagine how much "lobbying" $$ was thrown into this by the RIAA. The only option of this being "handled well", is akin to the final scene of "Frankenstein". :-V Kirk |
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*If* there was a viable and affordable replication service outside the US, it would be a possible avenue to avoid this "blood money leeching" from the RIAA leeches. FWIW, I did write my 2 senators (both worthless shits) and my congressman Chris Smith. |
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Internet radio's easy pickings compared to Itunes, ect. which is controllable by crawling into bed w/. Quote:
bloc country, or the Phillipines...? http://pinas.dlsu.edu.ph/tech/isp.html I'm not that up on this end of the tech, but maybe i can get lucky, spark an idea. K |
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Here comes another round-
Musicians Campaign for Free Internet By DIBYA SARKAR, AP Business Writer 4 hours ago WASHINGTON - Sensing a revolution in the way Internet traffic is managed, rock musicians find themselves in the unusual position of defending the status quo. Independent, lesser-known musicians and smaller record labels launched a nationwide campaign Tuesday to support the idea that all Internet traffic should be treated equally, which they said is under fire from providers who want to charge a fee to have some Web sites load faster than others. The Rock the Net campaign, made up mostly of musicians who are on smaller record labels or none at all, said they're fearful that if the so-called "Net neutrality" principle is abandoned, their music may not be heard because they don't have the financial means to pay for preferential treatment. Some said they don't want to pay. The Web, they said, has allowed many unknown musicians to put their music online, giving fans instant access to new music and giving bands greater marketing capabilities. They said independent record labels are also on an equal Web footing with major players like Apple Inc.'s iTunes. "It could be a pretty sad world where money alone buys the ears and anybody that can't afford it, can't get proper placement, is pushed off to the ghettos," said Derek Sivers, owner of CD Baby, an online store that sells compact discs by independent musicians. K |
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Tomorrow's theme is insanity. If you think all of this RIAA control is crazy, I would like to point you all to http://www.embraceinsanity.com There is much food for thought at this site. Everything that is good and wholesome is eventually corrupted by greed or law or both. |
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Here is the response I got back from one of my Senators:
From: "SenateWebmail@cornyn.senate.gov" <SenateWebmail@cornyn.senate.gov> To: tacneil@sbcglobal.net Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 12:04:51 PM Subject: Thank You For Contacting My Office Dear Mr. and Mrs. Neil: Thank you for contacting me about the important issue of music performance rights. I appreciate having the benefit of your comments on this important matter. As you are aware, rapid advances in communications technology have led to the development of digital television and radio, as well as subscription satellite television and radio services. These new capabilities expand the range of choices available to consumers; subscription satellite radio is one of the most successful examples of quickly advancing technology. I welcome such consumer-driven innovation and enjoy a personal satellite radio subscription. As expected, technological innovation also brings with it the threat of copyright infringement. While recent technology advances represent important achievements, we must, on principle, protect the intellectual property rights of those responsible for such innovation. You may be certain that I will continue working with my Senate colleagues to strike a balance between copyright protection and technological advance and that I will keep your concerns in mind should the Senate consider relevant legislation during the 110th Congress. I appreciate having the opportunity to represent the interests of Texans in the United States Senate. Thank you for taking the time to contact me. Sincerely, JOHN CORNYN United States Senator 517 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Tel: (202) 224-2934 Fax: (202) 228-2856 http://www.cornyn.senate.gov |
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As someone who has tried to work with legislators on traffic issues, it is extemely difficult to carve out time. Although he warns that the decisions may not be favorable to what we seek, there is at least a basic understanding and attention. At least it doesn't sound like he's blowing smoke up our asses. I'm sure everyone knows someone in the political, medical, or law field. Although usually money drives everything in life, it doesn't necessarily make these professions evil. I can appreciate my cousin's husband (a State Senator) - although being a total 180 to my political views, is a nice family-oriented man. Ted, you missed your calling...nice work! |
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I fully understand the process and the fact that he probably didn't write the letter himself - naive is certainly not one thing I am. |
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It is 'love of money" that is the root of all evil. Money, by itself, isn't evil. Only when we desire what is not ours, and hurt others to get it.... lots of things in life are like that. 2 cents for now... Don't quit making your voice heard. Ted |
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(§) This can't be true! Nowhere does it mention Al Gore and we all know HE invented the internet. |
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I thought you hated You Tube? :knowing:
I didn't see any concrete solutions on there just complaining.:zzzzz: "They"..."they" is "Us". |
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The point is there are many salient points in that brief video. Having been around pre-CIX (launch date the 1st of Endless-September), I have seen the internet erode. The first big offender was AOL with its AOL "members-only" content... but, AOLers could salt the rest of the internet with their unique brand of netiquette (notiquette). Quote:
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Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and Pride. Money is just a modern mechanism for the measurement of these sins. Lust for it. Greed to a acquire it. Gluttony for more of it. Envy of it. I'm sure you could probably apply the rest of them too. Money, itself, is just a medium of exchange. When one says money is the root of all evil, they speak to the various sins as I've described. As for Optimism, I used to have abundant optimism. I think my cistern of optimism was finally drained dry the 3rd year I was in federal court. Remember David and Goliath? No, not the silly claymation, the story of little David doing battle with the giant Golliath. It is JUST a story. That's why my optimism is all dried up. |
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sometimes Optimism is all I got - so I cling to it - same with faith - but as with all things, this too shall pass - something my mother-in-law taught me. What bothers me most - this sort of reminds me of 'prohibition' - the more you restrict it - the more people will resort to illegal means.... I still think more of us can make our voice heard. Ted |
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5411449 That bed could use an electric blanket! The owner of RadioParadise ('you think Jim has problems!) made a statement this week that under the new plan, he'd owe $650,000 next year...! As the new law is retroactive to Jan.'06, he's likely looking at "grab yer ankles and grin" time. Pees K |
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Gawd I hate lawyers. What is needed is a class legal action by all of the internet radio stations to get this nonsense put to bed. Sadly, it would require a really good IP lawyer(s) to squash this. I'd wager that if everyone who enjoys listening to internet radio coughed up $10 for the stream they are using, the collected amount might be enough to retain such legal representation. I'd caution against this because lawyering is about 2 things and 2 things only: greed and money. Once retained, these lawyers would drag this on ad infinitum -- if they could -- but the money on "our" side would be quickly depleted and we'd all be back in the same proverbial fecal infested waterway without a handheld propelling implement. Trust me on this. I spent 3.5 years in US Federal Court (Fed. Justice Garrett E. Brown). When everybody's pockets were emptied, the parties went off feeling ill-used and the lawyers well funded. Judge G.E.B. remained the fuckwit he always was. |
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I'd rather just react and adapt, and not pay any money for representation also, but for a different reason. There are a few lawyers that will take a case like this on its merits. But it wouldn't be worth my time and effort if it cost me money without the guarantee of results. It isn't worth my time to stress over. |
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I wonder if this issue could be cast in such a way as to get the EFF interested? IIRC the EFF legal team works pro bono so that would remove the money-grubbing lawyer worries. In fact it looks like they're already involved with fighting the PERFORM act which seems related albeit maybe even worse:
https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy...rAction&id=221 Here's an overview page regarding their involvement with fair use and DRM, not sure if the rate increase issue would fit under that umbrella, but it might: http://www.eff.org/IP/fairuse/ |
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" From the blog of Chris Thomas, founder of Palo Duro Records: "The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board has established a royalty proposal for webcasters (internet radio) which is absolutely insane, and will effectively wipe our the last remnants of passion-driven music programming from North America.
"This irresponsible government policy will push a tremendous growth opportunity and potential economic boom for the music industry to offshore locations immune to, and even defiant of, artist/label rights." Despite where the signal's actually streaming from, I'm thinking they're going to have a tough time busting a station that technically originates from outside the jurisdiction. Vax- let's figure out some blows against the empire. K |
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Oh, very droll !:yougo
I don't think you have to go quite that far. Canada (so far) has flipped off the RIAA at every turn, including P2P file sharing. http://www.boingboing.net/2004/03/31...a_cant_pr.html So, let's look for a solution. After all, it's only Jim's money.:knowing: How about offshore co-location? http://www.offshore-web-hosts.com/?g...FQqgYgodBycIkg http://www.offshore-web-hosts.com/colocation.php "Offshore Legal Services based in Panama Offshore is an international term meaning not only out of your country (jurisdiction) but out of the tax reach of your country of residence or citizenship; synonymous with foreign, transnational, global, international, transworld and multi-national. By hosting your website offer you are able to receive all of these benefits and not be under the direct jurisdiction of your resident country. This is particularly of interest to businesses who do not wish prying eyes to view their online transactions". K |
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good stuff from David Byrne
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Hey Roger-
How's it going? 'Been squeezing any music into the schedule? Thanks for the link. I sincerely hope no one's holding out for Congress to fold on this one, but I guess if internet radio's going to roll over and die, it's a great time to be an indie, eh? P e a c e kirk |
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Just FYI, my written response from proNJ Congressman Chris Smith re the RIAA/CRB rate increases:
http://www.tmesis.com/no_crap/ |
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I've been talking about a grass-roots campaign of public awareness... much like the Embrace Insanity group is doing to combat the forces trying to make extinct the ideas of net-neutrality. I called the link /no_crap for my plans to get a movement underway entitled: No C.R.A.P... for No Corporate & RIAA Approved Radio. It fits since most radio is crap and controlled by the Corps and RIAA. I am dismayed when I check, each day, the progress of the net petitions. The numbers seem to be hovering under the 50K signator mark. I feel that there are more people who would be concerned about this IF they knew about it. Distribute fliers, both physical and electronic, explaining what is happening to our freedom to listen to what we want to listen to and that it is being taken away in the interests of the Corps and RIAA. We are getting shortchanged in the same way as the artists represented by these leeches. Spread the word! No C.R.A.P. More on No C.R.A.P. later... |
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