While I agree completely with you guys (and have sent my thoughts), one thing (as a group) that we might be interested in supporting is 'open-source' music.
The Creative Commons Licenses make it possible for an artist to release music (or other media) and retain copyright. In the case of the CC Attribution License, derivative works are even allowed. One great example I know of is Jonathan Coulton. His music is funny, witty, and often geeky. He has written songs about Zombies, mad scientists, fractals, Ikea, and crazed baseball comissioners. And, since he uses the CC Attribution license, other have made derivativeworks based on music, including funny World of Warcraft inspired music videos. His music is available for sale and for free on his website (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/). He is trying to make a living using the open-source model as an artist. If you are interested (and I think you all really ought to be), you should check out the following songs by Coulton: - Code Monkey - Skull Crusher Mountain - Ikea - Kennesaw Mountain Landis - Re: Your Brains At any rate, my point is that supporting artists that make a conscious effort to not gouge or otherwise make their customers lives harder is a good thing. Hopefully, someday the RIAA and other industry groups might take notice. Sorry about the rant, just love Coulton's stuff and thoughtyou guys would too. Jason On 4/16/07, Adam Gouge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I already sent off my letter to MO legislators. On 4/16/07, Joseph Frana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Their website indicates it is likely. > > > > On 4/16/07, Minko Minkov < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't understand why authorities are trying to restrict the Internet > > when it should be a place of freedom. > > > > Will that affect www.di.fm I cannot survive without DI > > > > Minko > > > > > > Joseph Frana wrote: > > > > > > >Have any of you seen this? > > > > > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > >From: Tim Westergren - Founder, Pandora < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Date: 16 Apr 2007 16:11:58 PDT > > >Subject: Help Save Pandora and Internet Radio > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Trouble viewing this email?...Click > > >here<http://broadcaster.pandora.com/dm?id=11C5C29D0D61055B81DBC90282083C > > 2B050542759970026E> > > > > > >[image: > > pandora_logo_email.jpg]< http://dbm.pandora.com/t?r=927&c=896858&l=37176&; > > ctl=168C8EB:11C5C29D0D61055B81DBC90282083C2B050542759970026E> > > > > > >Hi, it's Tim from Pandora, > > > > > >I'm writing today to ask for your help. The survival of Pandora and > > all of > > >Internet radio is in jeopardy because of a recent decision by the > > Copyright > > >Royalty Board in Washington, DC to almost triple the licensing fees for > > >Internet radio sites like Pandora. The new royalty rates are > > irrationally > > >high, more than four times what satellite radio pays and broadcast radio > > >doesn't pay these at all. Left unchanged, these new royalties will kill > > >every Internet radio site, including Pandora. > > > > > >In response to these new and unfair fees, we have formed the > > SaveNetRadio > > >Coalition, a group that includes listeners, artists, labels and > > webcasters. > > >I hope that you will consider joining us. > > > > > >Please sign our petition urging your Congressional representative to > > act to > > >save Internet radio: > > > http://capwiz.com/saveinternetradio/issues/alert/?alertid=9631541< http://dbm.pandora.com/t?r=927&c=896858&l=37176&ctl=168C8EB:11C5C29D0D61055B81DBC90282083C2B050542759970026E > > > > > > > > > >Please feel free to forward this link/email to your friends - the more > > >petitioners we can get, the better. > > > > > >Understand that we are fully supportive of paying royalties to the > > artists > > >whose music we play, and have done so since our inception. As a former > > >touring musician myself, I'm no stranger to the challenges facing > > working > > >musicians. The issue we have with the recent ruling is that it puts the > > >cost of streaming far out of the range of ANY webcaster's business > > >potential. > > > > > >I hope you'll take just a few minutes to sign our petition - it WILL > > make a > > >difference. As a young industry, we do not have the lobbying power of > > the > > >RIAA. You, our listeners, are by far our biggest and most influential > > >allies. > > > > > >As always, and now more than ever, thank you for your support. > > > > > >[image: tim_signature.jpg] > > >-Tim Westergren > > >(Pandora founder) > > > > > > > > >(c) copyright 2006, Pandora Media, Inc. All rights reserved. > > > > > >360 22nd Street - Suite 440 - Oakland CA - 94612 > > > > > > > > >You are currently subscribed to receive email updates from Pandora. If > > you > > >would like to unsubscribe, please log in to your account at > > www.pandora.com, > > >click on the account button, click 'edit my account', click edit, > > uncheck > > >the checkbox in the lower-left of the screen, and click save. If you > > have > > >any trouble, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Privacy > > >Policy< http://dbm.pandora.com/t?r=927&c=896858&l=37176&ctl=168C8ED:11C5C > > 29D0D61055B81DBC90282083C2B050542759970026E> > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > >Joseph Frana > > >Truman State > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with Subject: unsubscribe > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > -- > Joseph Frana > Truman State
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