RIAA now cut down web radio

[PatientSaint]

As we all know recently web caster got hammered by a federal judge ruling. However i thought this was some of the biggest bullshit when the Recording Artists of America posted this:

The Recording Artists Coalition has "always been in favor of a very viable, independent Internet community, meaning non-major-label [outlets]," Rosenthal said. But, he said, nobody has proved that the business model they've proposed will fail because of the royalty rates.

And even if some stations fail, he said, that's the way it goes.

"We need them, but we want the ones that are viable, that figure out how to make it work" without neglecting artists, he said. "It is not mutually exclusive, this concept of us getting paid and having a viable business."

ok cough excuse me while i go puke. load of crap that is. It's always bout them getting paid. What about US?! the fans! How much longer will we have to suffer through the pop boyband crap. way i see it for n'sync and BSB RIAA and RAA awe us millions in mental anguish.

[G3£wh)zZ@]

Life was so simple until big buisness ruined it all.

Sent by my online radio host(live365)

Many, many thanks to all who wrote your Congressperson, created and aired PSAs, alerted local press, and otherwise took action to fight the performance royalties as recommended by the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP). The Librarian of Congress handed down a decision that set these rates at half of what the CARP had recommended (.07 cents, per song, per performance, per listener).

While we would have preferred a percentage of revenue option, the Radio Revolution is far from over!

We're committed to doing whatever we have to do - in the short and long term - to compensate artists, while preserving this platform as the biggest, most powerful collection of awesome (and legal!) audio content available anywhere.

Indeed, Internet Radio is still young. We are focused on developing a compelling alternative to traditional media. Unfortunately, given the structure of this royalty, it's going to take some additional sacrifice from everyone who wants to join us -- at least until the economy picks up and the advertising market can pay the way.

To help us defray the costs of building this medium, we're making a few changes.

All broadcasts will be charged a monthly, across-the-board Royalty Administration Fee (RAF) of $5, starting August 1. The intention is to keep it as affordable as possible for all.

[psychotronic420]

I got the same email, and my position is I pay plenty for acess to the internet and I will be damned if I am going to pay additional fees every time I turn around, oh well it was a good ride while it lasted.

[PatientSaint]

I think the new Streamer that was mentioned in the news could bring a new era of freedom for Net radio. Shows what ingenuity and perserverance can do for a movement. :)