Loading ...June 26th is Internet radio’s scheduled “day of silence.” The Radio and Internet Newsletter (RAIN) organized this event in an effort to overturn the increasing royalty fees. They are encouraging users who regularly listen to Internet radio to take the time to call their Congressmen in support of the Internet Radio Equality Act. SoundExchange endorses the fee adjustment saying it prevents royalty recipients from being overpaid and underpaid. Hear what RAIN’s Assistant Editor Dan McSwain and SoundExchange’s Executive Director, John Simson had to say about the matter, only on WebProNews.
I support most “causes” yet I dont believe this is going to really accomplish much. That is my feeling on this issue..
Thanks,
Forrest Iwaszewski
Muito Bom, webpronews
Meus parabéns.
Manoel Queiroz Neto
They are taking a stand!
fight against fees, what about taxes. Last I heard they were trying to tax all the net?
might’ve been more effective if they had done more advertising *before* the day of silence …
while I encourage internet radio as a great form of getting news, data, etc. esp. indepentantly of mainstream stuff, I also think that the Internet in general has to answer for a major shift from local industries, services, radio stations to a global companies or IT companies.
the main issue here is listeners and people are secondary to the class called consumer.
saying all this, the consumer has the power to make anything happen as yet he fails to look at the consequences of his choices.
So, let’s see where this all leads to before we make our final judgement.
p.s. I am for indepent internet radio and think all IT shops should be charged an IT tax to compensate for less overheads over local businesses.
johannes