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God dammit yesterday was nasty, brutal, but not at all short. Today is better, yay.

Oh, if you care at all about net radio and music on the web, the emergency stay of the new fuck-all-net-ratio-stations rate regulations - regulations that will eliminate net competition for traditional broadcast media - you need to act now, as in today and Friday; SaveNetRadio.org has this bulletin up:

IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED: CALL YOUR SENATORS AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY TO ASK THEM TO CO-SPONSOR AND BRING TO THE FLOOR FOR AN IMMEDIATE VOTE THE INTERNET RADIO EQUALITY ACT, S. 1353 IN THE SENATE AND H.R. 2060 IN THE HOUSE!

Time and options are running out for Internet Radio. The emergency stay sought on behalf of webcasters, millions of listeners and the artists and music they support has been denied.

UNLESS CONGRESS ACTS BY JULY 15th, the new ruinous royalty rates will go into effect on Sunday, threatening the future of all Internet radio.

Here's the alert. If you care about net radio, go and do.

[ETA: I called; Senator Murray's and Senator Cantwell's office didn't seem to care and were not interested in taking my address or anything, even though I'm a constituent. Rep. Inslee is already onboard and took data.]

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