“peoples. and you specifically. be sure to leave the party shuffle on itunes playing if you leave before the next dj arrives. dead air really sucks.
and
it appears someone puked all over the windowsill and didn’t clean it up.
this is a message to that person-
fuck you!”

]]> http://tablesturned.com/show/2007/05/07/finer-things/feed/ http://tablesturned.com/show/2007/04/30/soundexchanges-gonna-fight-this-one-out/ http://tablesturned.com/show/2007/04/30/soundexchanges-gonna-fight-this-one-out/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:01:27 +0000 Marcus Amateur Broadcasting Internet Radio http://tablesturned.com/show/2007/04/30/soundexchanges-gonna-fight-this-one-out/ Last week, Congressmen Jay Inslee (D-WA) and Don Manzullo (R-IL) introduced a new bill, the Internet Radio Equality Act, that would roll back the Copyright Royalty Board’s recent decision to put small webcasters out of business by raising royalty rates far beyond what they can afford.

The main beneficiary of this ruling, SoundExchange, is already on the attack:

“The idea that this bill would help small webcasters or artists is ludicrous since less than two percent of all royalty payments in 2006 came from small webcasters,” said John Simson, Executive Director of SoundExchange.

Wait, let me get this straight, John. Independent webcasters make up less than 2% of the royalty market? And you want to support legislation that will decrease this number even further? In a world where any web radio broadcaster can reach the entire world by spending less than $100 / mo. on bandwidth, the major broadcasters should be the ones struggling to hold onto their minor market share, not the other way around.

Michael Huppe, general counsel of SoundExchange, a royalty collection agency formed by the RIAA, said “With the resolution of these motions, it is now time to move forward with business. It’s in everyone’s best interest to ensure a vibrant and thriving marketplace for Internet Radio and we intend to work with webcasters towards achieving that goal.”

Sounds like a threat to me. But there are ways to threaten back. How many labels will support these unfair rates? I count only 4.

I think this must be due in no small part to the uproar of bloggers. It’s not too late - call your senators and rebuke this RIAA-sponsored royalty rate hike. To learn more, visit SaveTheStreams.org. This has provoked a lot of historical research and perspective on our part. We’ll be posting a more comprehensive condemnation soon. (And we’re keeping our shirts laundered of spittle resulting from all this shouting at the monitor.)

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