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To my Congressional representatives, and to Congress as a whole,

As a fan of Internet radio, I was alarmed to learn that music royalty rates were recently determined by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) which, if enacted, would certainly silence most or all of my favorite online listening services. For most webcasters, this royalty rate represents more than 100\% of their total revenues!

The shuttering of the webcasting industry would be a loss for not only independent business owners, but also for musical artists, for copyright owners, and for listeners like me who enjoy the wide variety of choices available via Internet radio.

I respectfully request that Congress look into this matter and initiate action to prevent it. As the CRB rate decision is retroactive to January 1, 2006, please understand that time is of the essence -- as the immediate impact of this decision could silence many free Internet radio stations forever.

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  • William Goldsmith
    • Comments
    • Let Radio Paradise and other independent webcasters keep their dreams alive.
    • Zip Code
    • 95969
  • Daniel Sweeney
    • Comments
    • Maybe if the old leathery guys that run record companies would actually learn how to use the internet, they would realize how great internet radio is instead of being afraid and trying to kill it.
    • Zip Code
    • 90066
  • John Jones
    • Zip Code
    • 92019
  • Daniel J Bodnar
    • Zip Code
    • 48334
  • Cathy W. Carroll
    • Zip Code
    • 98368
  • Glenn McKeehan
    • Comments
    • Keep the money pigs at bay. Keep internet radioas it is.
    • Zip Code
    • 45068
  • Dougal Cullen
    • Zip Code
    • 05302
  • Brian Sealey
    • Comments
    • This is outrageous!
    • Zip Code
    • 85044
  • Diana Rhyne
    • Zip Code
    • 75069
  • Lyne' Gallagher
    • Zip Code
    • 91351
  • Rebecca Goldsmith
    • Zip Code
    • 95969
  • Michael B. Carroll
    • Zip Code
    • 98368
  • Gene Procyszyn
    • Zip Code
    • 94928
  • Robert R. Cloar
    • Comments
    • Fair treatment for all!
    • Zip Code
    • 72901
  • Aram J. Cartozian
    • Comments
    • I am a producer/sound engineer in the recording industry.
    • Zip Code
    • 97220
  • Kevin E. Hancock
    • Comments
    • Please Save Internet Radio
    • Zip Code
    • 21770
  • David Hill
    • Comments
    • Please serve the the public interest and re-evaluate this decision.
    • Zip Code
    • 29708
  • Andrew Hay
    • Zip Code
    • 85716
  • Tim Hagee
    • Zip Code
    • 24301
  • Lawrence A Rachman
    • Comments
    • Usurious royalty rates will drive out legitimate operators and leave only pirates
    • Zip Code
    • 11721
  • Timothy Lavery
    • Comments
    • В
    • Zip Code
    • 60622
  • Bill Strong
    • Comments
    • Internet radio helps sell more music by exposing listeners to artists not normally heard
    • Zip Code
    • 50219
  • Mark Silver
    • Zip Code
    • 08109
  • Gary J. Dobek
    • Zip Code
    • 21029
  • Bruce Nygren
    • Zip Code
    • 81131
  • matthew michael agee
    • Comments
    • ...extortion is extortion, whether it's framed with law or not...
    • Zip Code
    • 78216
  • Diane Pollock
    • Comments
    • Please listen to us! This is such an important medium, it would be a crime to shut down these wonderful stations. I buy music from listening to Radio Paradise, and no station compares to what they are doing.
    • Zip Code
    • 94901
  • Robert Weir
    • Zip Code
    • 01740
  • Michael Bishop
    • Zip Code
    • 64111
  • Karen Samson
    • Zip Code
    • 60025
  • Jessica Lothrop
    • Zip Code
    • 73106
  • Laura Wilson
    • Zip Code
    • 84041
  • Terry Silver
    • Zip Code
    • 08109
  • Jack Lynes
    • Comments
    • confirmed registered voter
    • Zip Code
    • 29803
  • Heather Caruso-Maxey
    • Zip Code
    • 94586
  • Fran Chernowsky
    • Comments
    • Internet Radio introduces me to new artists whose work I then purchase. Without a media like internet radio that exposes me to artists not played elswhere, I would not be buying any music. There would be no reason to since the same few songs are played on the AM and FM dial practically every day and if I wanted to own them, I could just tape 'em.
    • Zip Code
    • 91325
  • Leanne Lepetsos
    • Zip Code
    • 80026
  • Kevin McCallum
    • Comments
    • Save Internet Radio!
    • Zip Code
    • 90808
  • Alexandra Lander
    • Comments
    • Save Indie Internet Radio! Or music will never be the same.
    • Zip Code
    • 93105
  • Mark Meredith
    • Zip Code
    • 80503
  • vin b
    • Zip Code
    • 75074
  • Michael Vandemore
    • Comments
    • Apparently the reward for law abiding internet radio stations, one of the few internet enterprises actually paying music royalties, is to devise a new royalty scheme to put them out of business. In the long run RIAA will be the ones to suffer, sadly in the meantime it will be the consumers.
    • Zip Code
    • 91423
  • .Dave Tacker
    • Comments
    • Save Internet Radio!
    • Zip Code
    • 92010
  • David Bowen
    • Comments
    • please, don't do this
    • Zip Code
    • 73108
  • Scott Fields
    • Zip Code
    • 12025
  • Cliff Chase - LuxuriaMusic
    • Comments
    • Keep alternative music available for US based Internet Radio stations
    • Zip Code
    • 94126
  • Shawn Brossart
    • Comments
    • It's hard to understand the reasoning behind the hike in rates. Please save public space and allow Internet radio to survive without big business funding.
    • Zip Code
    • 77035
  • Mark Pennington
    • Comments
    • Leave as is - this artistic outlet is important to maintain as it is - if it is not, free market will drive it to where it needs to be.
    • Zip Code
    • 33543
  • Leslie A. Allan
    • Comments
    • Internet radio is a form of freedom of speech. Don't stifle it.
    • Zip Code
    • 60618
  • abhijit
    • Comments
    • Please don't give in to the pressure of RIAA lobbyists. Educate yourself on the issue, and you will realize how misguided these rate hikes are.
    • Zip Code
    • 90505