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DATE: July 29, 2008
TIME: 10:00 AM

July 18, 2008

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on “Music and Radio in the 21st Century: Assuring Fair Rates and Rules across Platforms” for Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

Senator Feinstein will preside.

By order of the Chairman

Updated Witness List

Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee

on

“Music and Radio in the 21st Century: Assuring Fair Rates and Rules across Platforms”

Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
10:00 a.m.

Panel I:

The Honorable Ron Wyden
United States Senator (D-OR)

The Honorable Bob Corker
United States Senator (R-TN)

Panel II:

John L. Simson
Executive Director
SoundExchange
Washington, DC

John Ondrasik
Singer/Songwriter
Five for Fighting
Los Angeles, CA

Jeffrey S. Harleston
Head of Operations
Geffen Records
Santa Monica, CA

Joe Kennedy
President and CEO
Pandora Media
Oakland, CA

Matt Nathanson
Songwriter and Recording Artist
San Francisco, CA

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cleonard said:

This is a very important hearing today and the continuation of many before. In order for GLBT Radio Network to be able to legally provide the music and entertainment you hear day in and day out we pay enourmous fees to ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and SoundExchange. These companies are working very hard to drive smaller companies like ours out of business. Basically, they are trying to make webcaster's pay the same royalty rates as over the air stations. Only massive companies like Clear Channel, CBS, etc. will be able to remain in the marketplace of the Internet if this happens. Even sites like Live365 and Pandora are extremely concerned because what these people are asking for will more than triple their (our) current rates and also include a "per spin" fee to play each song you hear. Stay tuned.

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