El primer mensaje que recibí fue este:
Hi, it's Tim from Pandora; After a yearlong negotiation, Pandora, SoundExchange and the RIAA are finally optimistic about reaching an agreement on royalties that would save Pandora and Internet radio. But just as we've gotten close, large traditional broadcast radio companies have launched a covert lobbying campaign to sabotage our progress.
Friday, Congressman Jay Inslee, and several co-sponsors, introduced legislation to give us the extra time we need but the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), which represents radio broadcasters such as Clear Channel, has begun intensively pressuring lawmakers to kill the bill. We have just days to keep this from collapsing.
This is a blatant attempt by large radio companies to suffocate the webcasting industry that is just beginning to offer an alternative to their monopoly of the airwaves. Please call your Congressperson right now and ask them to support H.R. 7084, the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 - and to not capitulate to pressure from the NAB. Congress is currently working extended hours, so even calls this evening and over the weekend should get answered. If the phone is busy, please try again until you get through. These calls really do make a difference. Representative Jane Harman: 202-225-8220. Thanks so much for you ongoing support. Tim
El Segundo fue éste:
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 yearlong 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). Senator Barbara Boxer: (202) 224-3553 Senator Dianne Feinstein: (202) 224-3841. 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
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Lo que Pandora está solicitando, es que hables con las senadoras de Mexifornia a los teléfonos citados arriba y que les digas que apoyas el “Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008.” Si acaso te llegan a preguntar por el numero de ley (“bill number”) dales el siguiente: “H.R. 7084”
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Y por aquello de la música…
xoxo… XalliGirl
