Watched the archived Webcast of today's House Judiciary Committee markup session. It was almost all about the Performance Rights Act (making am/fm stations pay copyright royalties for over-the-air music). They now have the text of HR 2344 (the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009) online. It's tiny. The bill (HR2344) simply extends the deadline for agreements between SX & webcasters not covered under existing agreements to 30 days after the bill becomes law...
In other words, it's a last chance for Live365, Pandora, & other webcasters to get SX to modify the Copyright Royalty Rates ordered to by the Copyright Royalty Board through 2010, & to make agreements to extend out as far as 2015...
In other words, the Judiciary Committee of the U.S.House doesn't care about small, medium, or large Internet Webcasters. It's a bone thrown to us to decieve us into thinking these "Representatives" care. They don't (except for Zoe Lofgren, who is fighting a brave fight for us). This committee appears to be made up of a lot of 'Flashing 12:00's' who profess "concerns" about webcasters and small broadcasters but believe that "instructing the CRB" to treat everyone fairly is all that's necessary.
Small Terrestrial Broadcasters, Welcome to Our Nightmare. Run while you can, or stand & fight alongside us as we are beaten, but never defeated.
"...and Into the Valley of Death rode the Six Hundred..."
Love and Peace, Clarence
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Join in Earth Mosaic Day!
Take some pictures on April 22nd and join thousands of other people throughout the world! Earth Day is April 22nd, and the idea is to create a photo-mosaic from images taken that day. All you have to do is:
Take some pictures that day,
Pick one (or more),
Upload it that day on the Earth Mosaic website.
That's all: no cost, no registration, no hassle. And you certainly don't have to be a Pro Photographer (I barely can operate my point-and-click camera). Just take a snap or two on Wednesday April 22nd, and upload one on this site: earthmosaic.org. Join us!
Love and Peace, Clarence
Take some pictures that day,
Pick one (or more),
Upload it that day on the Earth Mosaic website.
That's all: no cost, no registration, no hassle. And you certainly don't have to be a Pro Photographer (I barely can operate my point-and-click camera). Just take a snap or two on Wednesday April 22nd, and upload one on this site: earthmosaic.org. Join us!
Love and Peace, Clarence
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Bunches and Bunches of new music on OlioRadio
Extra Extra Extra! BIG update on OlioRadio!
(...and I do mean BIG!)
Actually I added a bunch o'tracks week before last, but I just added a bunch more...which, if my 2 weeks of Calculus I 30 years ago doesn't fail me, means that there are Two bunches o'tracks to announce. And what a collection of Artistes and fresh stuff:
Afro Celt Sound System - Amanda Bloom - Aquaturbia - Areatha Franklin - Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Ben Selvin and His Orchestra - Betty Jo and Johnny Starr - Big Brother and The Holding Company - Blueprint Car Crash - Bruce Springsteen - Buffalo Springfield - Butchie Saunders and Buddies - CBS Staff Announcer - Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Mania - Cheap Trick - Cher - Chico and Groucho Marx - Chuck Berry - Crazy Horse - Dan Virva and The Flying-D-Ramblers - Deer Tick - DMZ - Dropkick Murphys - Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson, and Doc Severinson - Ed Sullivan - Eric Burdon and The Animals - Everly Brothers - Five Satins - Fleetwood Mac - Francoise Hardy - Frenchy's String Band - Gang of Four - Gary Owens and Dick Martin - George Carlin - Gregory Dee and The Avanties - Hollis Champion - House of Heroes - Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra, and Chorus - Human League - Infa Riot - Jack Benny and Jayne Mansfield - Janis Joplin - Jeff Beck - Jethro Tull - Johnny De Droit and His New Orleans Orchestra - Le Roy Tibbs & his Connies Inn Orchestra - Leon Bass - Les Paul and Mary Ford - Linda Tillery - Lisa Loring and Jackie Coogan - Los Olvidados - Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight - Lynn Cowan And His Orchestra - Maserati - Mau Maus - Mellows - Moe, Larry, and Shemp - Mourning Reign - Muddy Waters and The Band - National Lampoon - Navarros - Orquestra Escensia - Otis Rush - Parakeets (for my bro Butch) - Ramones - Ray Strong - R.E.M. - Rokk - Rowdy Roddy Piper - Scarlets - Skoundrelz - Steve Allen - Steve Martin - Sweet Stuff - T-Bone Walker - Tennessee Ernie Ford - The Beatles - The Beautiful Mistake - The Faction - The Fall - The Gladiators - The Rangers - The Whoopie Makers - Tumulto - Union 13 - We vs. Death - Willie Nelson and Asleep at The Wheel - Year of No Light - plus a bunch more new Station IDs.
And if you want my (very) occaisional tweet, I'm clarencejones on Twitter. Real time updates on the exciting parts of my life and OlioRadio doings. Also, scary pictures are availible at www.flickr.com/photos/claren44.
Love and Peace, Clarence
(...and I do mean BIG!)
Actually I added a bunch o'tracks week before last, but I just added a bunch more...which, if my 2 weeks of Calculus I 30 years ago doesn't fail me, means that there are Two bunches o'tracks to announce. And what a collection of Artistes and fresh stuff:
Afro Celt Sound System - Amanda Bloom - Aquaturbia - Areatha Franklin - Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Ben Selvin and His Orchestra - Betty Jo and Johnny Starr - Big Brother and The Holding Company - Blueprint Car Crash - Bruce Springsteen - Buffalo Springfield - Butchie Saunders and Buddies - CBS Staff Announcer - Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Mania - Cheap Trick - Cher - Chico and Groucho Marx - Chuck Berry - Crazy Horse - Dan Virva and The Flying-D-Ramblers - Deer Tick - DMZ - Dropkick Murphys - Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson, and Doc Severinson - Ed Sullivan - Eric Burdon and The Animals - Everly Brothers - Five Satins - Fleetwood Mac - Francoise Hardy - Frenchy's String Band - Gang of Four - Gary Owens and Dick Martin - George Carlin - Gregory Dee and The Avanties - Hollis Champion - House of Heroes - Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra, and Chorus - Human League - Infa Riot - Jack Benny and Jayne Mansfield - Janis Joplin - Jeff Beck - Jethro Tull - Johnny De Droit and His New Orleans Orchestra - Le Roy Tibbs & his Connies Inn Orchestra - Leon Bass - Les Paul and Mary Ford - Linda Tillery - Lisa Loring and Jackie Coogan - Los Olvidados - Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight - Lynn Cowan And His Orchestra - Maserati - Mau Maus - Mellows - Moe, Larry, and Shemp - Mourning Reign - Muddy Waters and The Band - National Lampoon - Navarros - Orquestra Escensia - Otis Rush - Parakeets (for my bro Butch) - Ramones - Ray Strong - R.E.M. - Rokk - Rowdy Roddy Piper - Scarlets - Skoundrelz - Steve Allen - Steve Martin - Sweet Stuff - T-Bone Walker - Tennessee Ernie Ford - The Beatles - The Beautiful Mistake - The Faction - The Fall - The Gladiators - The Rangers - The Whoopie Makers - Tumulto - Union 13 - We vs. Death - Willie Nelson and Asleep at The Wheel - Year of No Light - plus a bunch more new Station IDs.
And if you want my (very) occaisional tweet, I'm clarencejones on Twitter. Real time updates on the exciting parts of my life and OlioRadio doings. Also, scary pictures are availible at www.flickr.com/photos/claren44.
Love and Peace, Clarence
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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