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DATE | 2009-07-08 |
FROM | Ruben Safir
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SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] internet radio
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From lest-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Wed Jul 8 15:11:45 2009 Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id n68JBhM5020125 for ; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:11:45 -0400 Received: (from majordomo-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id n68JBh40020124 for hangout-outgoings; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:11:43 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: www2.mrbrklyn.com: majordomo set sender to lest-hangout-at-nylxs.com using -f Received: from mail1.panix.com (mail1.panix.com [166.84.1.72]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id n68JBeEs020119 for ; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:11:43 -0400 Received: from panix3.panix.com (panix3.panix.com [166.84.1.3]) by mail1.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63F911F089 for ; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:11:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: by panix3.panix.com (Postfix, from userid 20529) id 610DB8FDE3; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:11:37 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:11:37 -0400 From: Ruben Safir To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Subject: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] internet radio Message-ID: <20090708191137.GA2449-at-panix.com> References: <20090708160153.GA20933-at-panix.com> <4A54D349.9060203-at-vnetworx.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4A54D349.9060203-at-vnetworx.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Sender: lest-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
On Wed, Jul 08, 2009 at 01:11:37PM -0400, Ron Guerin wrote: > Ruben Safir wrote: > > On another note, the music industry has buckled on the issue of > > royalites to the online radio business and negotiated a much cheaper > > royalty than Congress awarded them. > > > I saw this also, and it looks like the big boys cut themselves a deal > they can live with. Anyone hear from the small time operators that are > the ones that really matter and are least likely to get a deal they can > survive with? > > - Ron
The Law fundementally sucks, and turning it over would be the better solution. Charles Rangel has been mentioned as a supporter against royalities for the traditional radio and might be a good target to reverse this stupidity.
Ruben
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