Save Pandora
by MaxPower
Recently this news came out:
The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board has upheld a rate increase for internet broadcasters, which many webcasters, including the popular Pandora music service, say will force them to close up shop.In yesterdayš„ôs hearing the CRB reaffirmed last monthš„ôs decision to force webcasters to pay an annual fee plus 12 percent of their profits to SoundExchange, the industryš„ôs royalty collection agency.
The new rates are four times higher than what satellite radio pays and traditional broadcast radio doesnš„ôt pay the fees at all.
With the CRB avenue essentially exhausted, it would seem that the death of Pandora and others in imminent. But in light of the CRBš„ôs decision, a number of internet broadcasters have banded together and are trying to petition congress to step in.
In an email to subscribers over the weekend Pandora founder Tim Westergren writes of the Save Internet Radio campaign.
Sign the petition here It is U.S. based but international listeners can find more info there.