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DATE | 2009-07-08 |
FROM | Ron Guerin
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SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] internet radio
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From lest-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Wed Jul 8 15:29:27 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 n68JTOxV020305 for ; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:29:26 -0400 Received: (from majordomo-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id n68JTOCa020304 for hangout-outgoings; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:29:24 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: www2.mrbrklyn.com: majordomo set sender to lest-hangout-at-nylxs.com using -f Received: from broadway.vnetworx.net (broadway.vnetworx.net [69.31.43.18]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id n68JTLXX020301 for ; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:29:24 -0400 Received: (qmail 10375 invoked by uid 89); 8 Jul 2009 19:29:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.33?) (74.73.9.131) by broadway.vnetworx.net with SMTP for ; 8 Jul 2009 19:29:19 -0000 Message-ID: <4A54F385.3020705-at-vnetworx.net> Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:29:09 -0400 From: Ron Guerin User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (Windows/20090605) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Subject: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] internet radio References: <20090708160153.GA20933-at-panix.com> <4A54D349.9060203-at-vnetworx.net> <20090708191137.GA2449-at-panix.com> In-Reply-To: <20090708191137.GA2449-at-panix.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: lest-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
Ruben Safir wrote: > 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? >> >> > > 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. > I'm just speculating that the small operators are not jumping for joy. I think it's a pretty safe bet. I guess I'll hear about it one way or the other soon.
- Ron
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