To All Our Listeners
Thank you very much for your support of World's Cool Jazz, wcjz.com and Internet Radio.
We hate to bring you bad news. On March 2nd, 2007 the CRB (Copyright Royalty Board) with the help of US Senators Feinstein, Graham, Biden and Alexander's supported the passing of the bill
S.256 Perform Act of 2007 which will increase our royalty rates.
We may soon have to close down World's Cool JazZ.
This bill will be devastating to the Internet broadcasters. Thousands of your favorite Internet stations will have to shut down.
This includes NPR (National Public Radio) Internet streaming, Yahoo Music, Rhapsody, Pandora, iTunes Radio streaming and Live365 stations will also have to shut down their broadcasts as a consequence of the 1000 plus percent increases of the royalty fees that we are already now paying. In addition, not only shutting the broadcasters down, but we will have to pay retroactively to January 1, 2006. World's Cool Jazz can afford what we are currently paying , but with this increase we will probably have to join the thousands of stations that will be silenced. This will not only shut down your favorite stations but may also put hundreds possibility thousands of people out of work. These jobs include some of the broadcasters and their station support, streaming providers, their service providers and licensing groups. This will greatly affect the Artists especially the Independent Artists that rely on our stations and support to get their music recognized by listeners from all over the world. Furthermore, due to these increases the major artist supporting groups such as BMI, ASCAP and SESAC will see a very large loss in revenues on account of the loss of the royalty paying Internet broadcasters. It looks as if the CRB is not only shutting us down they are spiting themselves with this bill. In addition to the above, this Bill will also affect the NPR (Nation Public Radio) Internet stations that you may listen to besides their terrestrial radio broadcasts.
One more crucial thing that will be a great loss to our listeners and their families are the Internet broadcast of the Amber Alert system. Many Internet broadcasters have volunteered to add the most crucial alert system to our broadcast. Even though new to the Internet broadcasters, this service may have already helped in finding a lost or abducted child.
Now you can do something to help the Internet Broadcasters and our Listeners fight to overturn this bill.
Please contact your local congressmen and state senators by following these links:
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
You an also help by signing the on going petitions at these link:
Petitiononline.com
More information:
SaveNetRadio.org
TV, Radio, Newspaper Updates
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below news articles.
04, March 2008
One year anniversary since an increase in royalty fees for webcasters
SaveNetRadio.org
18, December 2007
They are after the AM/FM radio stations now. When will it end? Part 2...
Congress Introduces Bill for Radio Music Royalties (Update2)
Bloomberg.com
28, November 2007
Yahoo, AOL May Abandon Web Radio After Royalties Rise (Update2)
Bloomberg.com
15, October 2007
Independent Music Industry Calls for Action by SoundExchange
SaveNetRadio.org
They are after the AM/FM radio stations now. When will it end?
04, October 2007
Radio Group Asks Congress to Examine Record Companies (Update2)
Bloomberg.com
23, August 2007
Agreement reached to remove Billion Dollar Threat
to Webcasters
SaveNetRadio.org
06, August 2007
Webcast Royalty Bill, Negotiations Hit Impasse
Wired Magazine (Entertainment)
06, August 2007
SoundExchange, Caught Lobbying, Says
Lobbying Bar Does Not Apply
Wired Magazine (Entertainment)
03, August 2007
Senators Set Labor Day Deadline For Web Royalties
FMQB (Friday Morning Quarterback)
02, August 2007
Senators Pledge To "Move Forward" with IREA
Unless Webcasters, SoundExchange Deal by Labor Day
Wired Magazine (Blog)
31, July 2007
Perspective: Recording industry threat
looms over Net Radio
CNET Newse
31, July 2007
US Congressional Panel Mulls Royalty Right
For Songs On Radio
Intellectual Property Watch
30, July 2007
A Theory On Why Record Labels Want
Such High Royalty Rates
Wired Magazine ( Blog)
30, July 2007
Most Web Music Indie, But Stations Still Pay
Web Pro News
26, July 2007
NAB Renews Push On Web Royalties
FMQB (Friday Morning Quarterback)
24, July 2007
Online radio and musicians unite for survival
GreatReporter.com
24, July 2007
Web radio fighting to stay alive
Taipei Times
23, July 2007
SoundExchange Backtracks On Net Radio Fees
CMJ magazine
20, July 2007
Last-minute talks on fees keep online streaming
alive, for now
Boston Globe
20, July 2007
Web radio fighting to avoid wipeout
The Hindu (India)
19, July 2007
Internet broadcasters say hefty new fees
could mute a diverse & growing medium
Tonawanda News
17, July 2007
Markey Positions Himself as Point Man
for Negotiations of Web Radio Fees
CQ Magazine
16, July 2007
Internet Radio Rolls On
Forbes Magazine
16, July 2007
Net radio stay of execution really a stay of suicide
iTWire
13 July 2007
SoundExchange tells Congress
webcasters
may keep streaming
RAIN (Radio And Internet Newsletter)
12, July 2007
Appeals Panel Won't Delay Web Radio Royalty Increase (Update3)
Bloomberg.com
11, July 2007
Markey calls for royalty feud meeting
The Hollywood Reporter
09, July 2007
New rates signal day Web-radio music dies
Chicago Tribune Online (Commentary)
04, July 2007
Independent Artists Fear the Demise of Internet Radio
The Baltimore Sun
27, June 2007
More than 14 Million Net Radio Listeners
Turn Up the Volume In Congress
SaveNetRadio.org
26, June 2007
Online Music Hushes in Face of Money Fight
ABC News
26, June 2007
Day of silence' for US web radio
BBC News
11, June 2007
Battle Royalty
Los Angeles Times
10, June 2007
Do Webcasters Owe Billions to SoundExchange?
Digital Podcast
07, June 2007
Top Execs at Large Webcasters Petition Congress
on Music Royalties
Digital Media Wire
07, June 2007
Major Webcasters To Face Billions In New Fees?
CNet
06, June 2007
Is It Lights Out for Webcasters?
Radio World
31, May 2007
NPR, Others Challenge Online Royalties
Fox News
30 May 2007
Internet Radio Files for Emergency Stay.
Webcasters and NPR (National Public Radio) file joint
petition in U.S. Court of Appeals
Savenetradio.org
18 May 2007
More Good News!
H.R.2060 has over 60 sponsors and there is a new bill now before the senate.
The new bill before the senate is called S.1353.
It is not over yet. We still need your support.
Please click the link for more information on how to contact your state Senators and
Congressional representatives.
Click this link for contact information
10 May 2007
We have some good news for once. We have a reprieve until 15 July 2007 to get H.R.2060 passed.
This does not mean it is time to relax and wait until further news about the situation.
It means we have more time to contact our representatives and ask them for their support of H.R.2060.
What is H.R.2060? This bill will keep the thousands of Internet Broadcasters from paying
more then 300 percent their regular broadcast fees. H.R.2060 will keep our fees in the same range as the other digital broadcasters such as Satellite Radio. The fight to keep us broadcasting is still an ongoing fight, so please help us to keep providing you with your favorite music.
30, April 2007
Radio's Tangled Web
Newsweek
27 April 2007
There is some good news and some more bad news!
The good news...There is a new bill going to congress called
H.R. 2060
Internet Radio Equality Act presented by Congressmen Jay Inslee and Donald Manzullo.
This bill hopefully will nullify
S.256.
Both Congressmen Inslee and Manzullo will need co-sponsors for this new bill so please contact your local representatives and ask them to
help push this bill through.
While you are listening to our free broadcast please take the time to write your representatives.
Now for the bad news
S.256
will go into effect on July 15th 2007.
This means if there is no support for the Internet broadcasters or
H.R. 2060
does not get passed, thousands of broadcasters will have to shut down their stations.
After almost 10 years of bringing you your favorite music on World's Cool JazZ we will end up just going silent.........
Please help the Internet broadcasters.
17, April 2007
Judges Reject Appeals From Webcasters
ABC News /AP
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