Comments on: Pandora to Stop Streaming To The UK on January 15th http://nickreynoldsatwork.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/pandora-to-stop-streaming-to-the-uk-on-january-15th/ Talking Is Working Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:51:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: JP LaMere http://nickreynoldsatwork.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/pandora-to-stop-streaming-to-the-uk-on-january-15th/#comment-410 JP LaMere Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:59:37 +0000 http://nickreynoldsatwork.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/pandora-to-stop-streaming-to-the-uk-on-january-15th/#comment-410 You could always use IPRental.com to connect to Pandora from anywhere, the service gives you rotating, secure, USA IP addresses, and costs $50/month. You could always use IPRental.com to connect to Pandora from anywhere, the service gives you rotating, secure, USA IP addresses, and costs $50/month.

]]> By: James Cridland http://nickreynoldsatwork.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/pandora-to-stop-streaming-to-the-uk-on-january-15th/#comment-150 James Cridland Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:46:36 +0000 http://nickreynoldsatwork.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/pandora-to-stop-streaming-to-the-uk-on-january-15th/#comment-150 Lest you think Pandora are simply unwilling to pay up, your visitors might like to read the blog link below, which shows how unrealistic the music industry's demands actually are. http://james.cridland.net/blog/2008/01/11/checking-pandoras-claims-against-the-record-industry/ Lest you think Pandora are simply unwilling to pay up, your visitors might like to read the blog link below, which shows how unrealistic the music industry’s demands actually are.

http://james.cridland.net/blog/2008/01/11/checking-pandoras-claims-against-the-record-industry/

]]> By: Chris Thornett http://nickreynoldsatwork.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/pandora-to-stop-streaming-to-the-uk-on-january-15th/#comment-149 Chris Thornett Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:48:23 +0000 http://nickreynoldsatwork.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/pandora-to-stop-streaming-to-the-uk-on-january-15th/#comment-149 Hey guys, We're attempting to fight back in the UK and a petition has been submitted at the Prime Minister's No.10 website (800 signatures and counting). We're hoping that it will gather enough support (and attention) to force the government to get involved or 'persuade' the record industry into working with webcasters like Pandora. The reality is that the whole licensing system for UK Internet radio needs another overhaul (ironically, it had one in 2006, but look what they come up with!). It needs to be allowed to become competitive with commercial radio and it needs to reflect the way in which contemporary music fans want to listen to music. Here's the link for the petition: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SaveNetRadioUK/ Incidentally, Tim wasn't kidding when he wrote that the rates "are far too high to allow ad-supported radio to operate". The MCPS-PRS and PPL per track rate demands EQUATE TO BETWEEN 80 - 94% OF GROSS AD REVENUES, leaving Pandora with very little to even pay bandwidth, salaries and so on. And profit? I don't think so. Personally, I hope common sense and economic sense prevails. If I were an artist I'd be baying for blood. Hey guys,

We’re attempting to fight back in the UK and a petition has been submitted at the Prime Minister’s No.10 website (800 signatures and counting). We’re hoping that it will gather enough support (and attention) to force the government to get involved or ‘persuade’ the record industry into working with webcasters like Pandora.

The reality is that the whole licensing system for UK Internet radio needs another overhaul (ironically, it had one in 2006, but look what they come up with!).

It needs to be allowed to become competitive with commercial radio and it needs to reflect the way in which contemporary music fans want to listen to music.

Here’s the link for the petition:
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SaveNetRadioUK/

Incidentally, Tim wasn’t kidding when he wrote that the rates “are far too high to allow ad-supported radio to operate”.

The MCPS-PRS and PPL per track rate demands EQUATE TO BETWEEN 80 – 94% OF GROSS AD REVENUES, leaving Pandora with very little to even pay bandwidth, salaries and so on. And profit? I don’t think so.

Personally, I hope common sense and economic sense prevails. If I were an artist I’d be baying for blood.

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