Copyright law and Internet radio

I've blogged before about Radio Paradise, a great Internet station, and recently received the letter below about changes in copyright law that threaten Internet radio. Thought I'd share it with fellow music fans who want to get involved.

As a fan of Internet radio, I was alarmed to learn that music royalty rates were recently determined by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) which, if enacted, would certainly silence most or all of my favorite online listening services. For most webcasters, this royalty rate represents more than 100% of their total revenues!

The shuttering of the webcasting industry would be a loss for not only independent business owners, but also for musical artists, for copyright owners, and for listeners like me who enjoy the wide variety of choices available via Internet radio.

As a fellow fan of internet radio and radioparadise.com in particular, I am writing to enlist your support in the fight against the CRBs decision. Specifically, I am writing to request that you to contact your Congressional representatives and notify your customers of the threat to internet radio. Further, I request that you use any contacts you may have in the recording industry to help speak out on behalf of internet radio.

Sincerely,

Eric B. Greynolds

p.s.- For further information, please see www.saveourinternetradio.com, www.saveourstreams.org, & Bill@radioparadise.com