Contact Congress NOW!

Savenetradio.org is overwhelmed with phone traffic today (good going listeners!). Please try again later or even tomorrow, but if you want to act now, follow the below directions:

1. Click here to go to congress.org.
2. Type in your full 9 digit zip code, If you don't know it, just type in the 5 digit zip code and the next page will zero in our your correct congressional reps.
3. Please CALL your congressional reps if at all possible. To do this, click on each individual rep and their congress.org page should have a phone number listed. Phone calls are much more likely to get your point across. Use the below text as talking points.
IF YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH ON THE PHONE - which is likely because of the traffic right now - TRY LATER TODAY OR EVEN TOMORROW.
or you can email your reps:

Follow steps 1 and 2 above:
3. Once you click through to the next page, find the blue bar at the top middle of the page - click on "state" officials. Please wait. Even congress.org is overwhelmed today.
4. This page already has all your state officials checked. Type in "Please support Internet Radio Equality Act". Choose either Commerce or Technology as Issue Area. Then copy and paste the following in the Editable Text area, or compose your own letter:

copy and paste the below text (and please don't include this line):


I am an avid listener of Internet Radio and a recent Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruling to exponentially increase sound performance copyright rates for Internet Radio is of great concern to me. This increased fee, due July 15, 2007, will not only put my favorite Internet radio station out of business, it has the potential to destroy the United States webcast industry because the rate is MORE than most webcasters' revenues. Plus with fewer U.S. webcasters, millions of Internet radio listeners like me will have less musical choice on the Internet.

Please support the Internet Radio Equality Act. Most U.S. webcasters are just now starting to create revenue and jobs here in America and this new copyright rate will destroy the fledgling industry and severely limit American listening choices.

Thank you.




additional info:
SoundExchange's first negotiation offer
Pitchfork Media's editorial
RAIN-4/24/07: Editorial explanation of "fairness" of sound performance fee, plus international comparison of all radio music fees.
RAIN-3/16/07: An excellent history of copyrights and radio.
congress.org: This is where you find out who your reps are, their phone numbers, and you can also fax or email them from this site.
RAIN: Online internet radio site that has the best updated info on the copyright fees and radio in general.
Broadcast Law Blog: Some of the legal arguments 3WK and other webcasters are discussing.
Save the Streams: One of the best all-around info sites.
Radioparadise: What Bill and Rebecca Goldsmith, owners of Radioparadise, are doing.
Digitally Imported: Our friends over at DI started a very useful blog.