Save internet radio

A petition to Congress is being distributed by the Independent Small Webcasters, a group ardently fighting for lowered royalty rates (and their own survival)

Petition Background:

The Copyright Royalty Board has handed down a decision after meeting behind closed doors with Pandora and coming to an agreement in reference to royalty rate increases that literally cripples any small webcaster anywhere in the United States of America!

While this bill HR1733 is good to force terrestrial radio to finally pay royalties which they had never done since the beginning of internet broadcasting, the original “Small Webcaster Settlement Act” ( SWSA ) has been eliminated making no provision whatsoever for hobbyist broadcasters who have no revenue to pay the outlandish fees that would be incurred upon them by the elimination of this agreement.

For years, small webcasters have been paying royalty fees when terrestrial was not! And as a thank you for all the years of trying to do what was right, to be lawful and pay royalties that artists worldwide have worked so hard for and deserve, the Copyright Royalty Board has decided only the wealthy should be allowed to broadcast, thus ending small broadcasters tiny businesses all over the USA.

More info and petition here: http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/01/28/dear-united-states-government-please-stop-killing-small-webcasters/ Link to sign at the bottom of the petition.

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