Comments on: Internet Radio Equality Act Announced http://www.saveourinternetradio.com/2007/04/27/internet-radio-equality-act-announced/ Don't let the RIAA silence your favorite Internet radio station! Fri, 16 May 2008 15:36:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Christopher Michaels http://www.saveourinternetradio.com/2007/04/27/internet-radio-equality-act-announced/#comment-1740 Christopher Michaels Sat, 28 Apr 2007 04:32:50 +0000 http://www.saveourinternetradio.com/2007/04/27/internet-radio-equality-act-announced/#comment-1740 Please co-sponsor the Internet Radio Equality Act H.R. 2060, which has just been introduced by Representatives Jay Inslee (D-WA) and Donald Manzullo (R-IL ). Please co-sponsor the Internet Radio Equality Act H.R. 2060, which has just been introduced by Representatives Jay Inslee (D-WA) and Donald Manzullo (R-IL ).

]]> By: Michael http://www.saveourinternetradio.com/2007/04/27/internet-radio-equality-act-announced/#comment-1741 Michael Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:51:14 +0000 http://www.saveourinternetradio.com/2007/04/27/internet-radio-equality-act-announced/#comment-1741 The feedback I've received from my senators and rep have me believing they equate the radio stream with say, a fee based iTunes download. They don't seem to be making the distinction that the quality in streaming isn't nearly as good and maybe shouldn't considered a digital product, but more like an FM broadcast. I think it's important to get them to perceive this difference. The feedback I’ve received from my senators and rep have me believing they equate the radio stream with say, a fee based iTunes download. They don’t seem to be making the distinction that the quality in streaming isn’t nearly as good and maybe shouldn’t considered a digital product, but more like an FM broadcast. I think it’s important to get them to perceive this difference.

]]> By: Chad http://www.saveourinternetradio.com/2007/04/27/internet-radio-equality-act-announced/#comment-1743 Chad Tue, 01 May 2007 14:24:06 +0000 http://www.saveourinternetradio.com/2007/04/27/internet-radio-equality-act-announced/#comment-1743 Please call your representatives. Please save Internet radio. Thanks for calling attention to this bill. Please call your representatives. Please save Internet radio. Thanks for calling attention to this bill.

]]> By: Lavaun Abbott http://www.saveourinternetradio.com/2007/04/27/internet-radio-equality-act-announced/#comment-1818 Lavaun Abbott Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:27:26 +0000 http://www.saveourinternetradio.com/2007/04/27/internet-radio-equality-act-announced/#comment-1818 Dear Reps Inslee & Manzullo ~ I want to commend the 2 of you on leading the way to introduce the Radio Equality Act. Please pass this message to my own congresswoman, Diana DeGette (Colo.) to urge her support for your bill. About all I listen to on the radio or streaming on the Web is non-commercial radio (except when I log on overseas radios in some place like Turkey, Indonesia, or wherever). We need to keep streaming for all such smaller and non-profit stations affordable, so we can have a diversity of voices -- whether in talk programs or in music. Too many good stations will be swamped with unaffordable streaming bills from the Copyright & Royalty Board if their current proposal is allowed to stand -- they simply will not be able to afford Internet access. Not to mention, as one radio commentator pointed out, the usage statistics demanded by CRB would be a "nightmare" to figure out. Here's wishing you success in passing the Radio Equality Act and garnering the support of Rep. DeGette. Lavaun Abbott Dear Reps Inslee & Manzullo ~
I want to commend the 2 of you on leading the way to introduce the Radio Equality Act. Please pass this message to my own congresswoman, Diana DeGette (Colo.) to urge her support for your bill.
About all I listen to on the radio or streaming on the Web is non-commercial radio (except when I log on overseas radios in some place like Turkey, Indonesia, or wherever).
We need to keep streaming for all such smaller and non-profit stations affordable, so we can have a diversity of voices — whether in talk programs or in music. Too many good stations will be swamped with unaffordable streaming bills from the Copyright & Royalty Board if their current proposal is allowed to stand — they simply will not be able to afford Internet access.

Not to mention, as one radio commentator pointed out, the usage statistics demanded by CRB would be a “nightmare” to figure out.

Here’s wishing you success in passing the Radio Equality Act and garnering the support of Rep. DeGette.
Lavaun Abbott

]]>