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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 1031852" data-attributes="member: 38206"><p><strong>I have Pandora.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I received the below email:</strong></p><p><strong> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><br /> <span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Hi there,</span></span><br /> </td></tr><tr><td><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">This is Tim, the founder of Pandora.</span></span><br /> </td></tr><tr><td><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Iam writing to ask for your <u>urgent</u> help. An important piece of legislation has just been introduced in Congress that could end long-standing discrimination against Internet radio. <strong>I'm asking that you contact your Senator to urge them to support the Internet Radio Fairness Act.</strong></span></span><br /> </td></tr><tr><td><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">This bipartisan bill will correct the incredible inequity in how different digital <br /> radio formats are treated under the law when it comes to setting royalties. The <br /> difference is quite extraordinary. In 2011, Pandora paid over 50% of our <br /> revenues in performance royalties, while SiriusXM paid less than 10%.</span></span><br /> </td></tr><tr><td><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">As a lifelong musician, I'm fully supportive of artist compensation, but this <br /> situation can't continue. Internet radio is bringing millions of listeners back <br /> to music, and is playing the songs of tens of thousands of promising artists who <br /> would otherwise never be heard. It should be given a fair chance to succeed. <br /> </span></span><br /> </td></tr><tr><td><br /> <span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">To voice your support for this initiative, please reach out to your Senator today <br /> and say you support the Internet Radio Fairness Act.<br /> </span></span><br /> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><br /> <span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">If you'd like more information about the Internet Radio Fairness Act you can learn <br /> more <a href="http://broadcaster.pandora.com/t?r=930&c=912167&l=38933&ctl=493BBE3:DFCECFE5BBFB6DB261BA1B119029BC04AC845137A157A290&" target="_blank">here</a>. <a href="http://www.pandora.com/static/ads/irfa/irfa.html" target="_blank">Support The Internet Radio Fairness Act – Pandora Radio</a></span></span><br /> </td></tr><tr><td><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">It's crucial that Congress hears from fans of Internet radio <u>today</u>. <br /> Thanks for your support, and thanks for being a loyal listener.</span></span><br /> </td></tr></table> <br /> </td></tr></table><p></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="texan, post: 1031852, member: 38206"] [B]I have Pandora. I received the below email: [TABLE="width: 598"] [TR] [TD] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial]Hi there,[/FONT][/COLOR] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial]This is Tim, the founder of Pandora.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial]Iam writing to ask for your [U]urgent[/U] help. An important piece of legislation has just been introduced in Congress that could end long-standing discrimination against Internet radio. [B]I'm asking that you contact your Senator to urge them to support the Internet Radio Fairness Act.[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial]This bipartisan bill will correct the incredible inequity in how different digital radio formats are treated under the law when it comes to setting royalties. The difference is quite extraordinary. In 2011, Pandora paid over 50% of our revenues in performance royalties, while SiriusXM paid less than 10%.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial]As a lifelong musician, I'm fully supportive of artist compensation, but this situation can't continue. Internet radio is bringing millions of listeners back to music, and is playing the songs of tens of thousands of promising artists who would otherwise never be heard. It should be given a fair chance to succeed. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial]To voice your support for this initiative, please reach out to your Senator today and say you support the Internet Radio Fairness Act. [/FONT][/COLOR] [TABLE="width: 598"] [TR] [TD] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial]If you'd like more information about the Internet Radio Fairness Act you can learn more [URL="http://broadcaster.pandora.com/t?r=930&c=912167&l=38933&ctl=493BBE3:DFCECFE5BBFB6DB261BA1B119029BC04AC845137A157A290&"]here[/URL]. [url=http://www.pandora.com/static/ads/irfa/irfa.html]Support The Internet Radio Fairness Act – Pandora Radio[/url][/FONT][/COLOR] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial]It's crucial that Congress hears from fans of Internet radio [U]today[/U]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for being a loyal listener.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/B] [/QUOTE]
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