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> From: "Tim Westergren - Founder, Pandora" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: April 18, 2007 11:44:29 AM MDT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Help Save Pandora and Internet Radio > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Trouble viewing this email?...Click here > > > > 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 > > 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. > > > -Tim Westergren > (Pandora founder) > > > © 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 > -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
