An Open Letter To Pandora Members…
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We’ve been following the whole “Internet Radio is about to implode due to the greed of the RIAA”-thing as closely as possible.
Apparently there has been huge movement on it in recent days and, some time tomorrow, it will come to a head.
As a Pandora member, I just received an email from Pandora’s head honcho asking all users for help, that suggests things are, thankfully, moving in a positive way for those of us who love internet radio.
The email states…
Hi, it’s Tim from Pandora;
Today, thanks to the extraordinary support of many Pandora listeners, we took a giant step forward when the House of Representatives supported Pandora and Internet radio and passed the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008. Now we need your help so that the Senate will pass it also – and quickly… The finish line is in sight!
After a year long negotiation, Pandora, SoundExchange and the RIAA are finally optimistic about reaching an agreement on royalties that would save Pandora and Internet radio. The legislation would give us the extra time we need to finalize the deal.
Please call your Senators Monday morning starting at 9:00 (Eastern) and ask them to support the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008.
The person who answers the phone in your Senator’s office may ask for the bill number – it’s H.R. 7084 (if they ask for a Senate bill number, you can assure them that in this unusual case, the Senate is actually voting on the House bill number).
(the email contains my state’s senators but I assume similar ones went out to Pandora members throughout the nation.)
If the phone is busy, please try again until you get through. These calls really do make a difference.
Thanks so much for you ongoing support.
Tim
Here’s hoping the bill is voted on and passed.
Just think, within a two day period both our economy AND Pandora might be pulled back from the brink of collapse.
