Hi everyone,
Lord Genocyde here and normally, I'm clowning and promoting shows using this but today, this won't be the case. I have something very important to announce to listeners, fans, bands, etc.
Doc Nasty (Owner and Operator of KrushRadio Networks):
"okay, so, yesterday, the Govt passed specific legislation that was
initiated by SoundExchange, wwho is the licensing body of the RIAA...for lack of a better
explanation
what this legislation does is ....for lack of a better way of putting it ....
outlaws the way we broadcast, which is via mp3.
the way it works, is that we have to have DRM Enabled streams... This
will kill our ability to do what we do.
The main reason for this new law, and new fee structure is because XM
and Sirius are merging. which means, they are losing a couple million dollars in licensing. to
make it up, they have to get it back somewhere
As of today, krushradio, and other stations of hte krushradio networks,
are now operating without a license. I cancelled it. We are not protected from legislation, not
that we ever were, we were just operating legally.
now, i'll be doing a broadcast in about 4 weeks, which is going to be heard
by as many people and stations as i can find to tune in.
it will cover everything i can muster up regarding this, what our
alternatives are, and how the EFF is going to approach this."
How will this affect us?
It won't yet. The Empyre still marches on, defiant to the last. ALL these shows still play and spin your music, however, now we aren't ALLOWED to even post playlists as we're not to announce what's on our show. We're also going to be using more embedded players (the Darkside toolbar, the Cherrytap lounges) rather than streaming directly into your media players.
What these two things will do is help curb streamripping. We can only do what we can to prevent it but we simply can't quell it.
Some of you have limits as to what we can do and what we are not allowed to do with your music. Some of it may be understood but then again, this is law type stuff we're talking and when it comes to the law, nothing is understood so what I'm asking for each of the bands to do is send me a specific list of limitations on how to use your music in terms of online promotions.
Why am I asking this? Well, remember that YouTube promo thing I talked about that would replace the posting of the playlist? Check this out. The idea is simple, I still record the vids of me talking excitedly about the show. Once the vid's recorded, I add opening titles that read "DarkSideRadio Dot Com" and "On The Next Edition of The Genocydal Empyre v2.0" and then you get the video and then, once that's over you get a closing title that will give the date and time, ex "Tuesday, March 13 8pm - 10pm EST" and "Music by (insert Band name and songtitle and band websites)" The song clip would only last as long as the video itself lasts and it would give proper credits. Like a short promotional ad of sorts. I hope this makes sense.
Also, I'm cutting out anything that isn't independent. That means no more Metallica, Slipknot, Nine Inch Nails, etc in my playlists except by request. The only exceptions will be the respective theme songs which will be replaced within the future and KMFDM's music. Basically, if I can buy the stuff at WalMart or the Mall, I'm not playing it unless it's by request or I have permission from the band. Why?
Anyone, anywhere, at anytime can hear the same thing on the stations that are merging (XM and Sirius) as well as FM radio. These FM stations are controlled by ClearChannel and most of the bands they've played have backed the RIAA in full, hereby putting us in the spot in which we find ourselves. It's one thing to be part of a corporate entity but it's something else to set the ball rolling on making a vicious monster. If your band does break big and is available at Walmart or the Mall, drop me a line letting me know to go to hell or keep spinning. This way, we violate no copyrights and we can officially tell the RIAA's corporate thugs to get fucked before we have to resort to using some rather nasty and underhanded tactics on this end to keep them off my doorstep.
When the Napster debacle popped up, the RIAA went on their tyrannical march, touting that they were "protecting the copyrights of their artists" and suing individuals for outrageous sums and the bands saw none of that money at all. That action alone showed me where their loyalties really lie...The Almighty Dollar and The Pocketbook/Bank Account Inner Sanctum. This is why we're ditching the mainstream as much as possible. If your brush with the mainstream was getting on a movie soundtrack, don't worry, you're safely still on my playlist. Why? I can't begrudge a band that wants to get paid. We all do. I'd love to do the show every night as a living if I could but right now, that's just not possible so I have to let one thing guide me, my love for music.
If there are any questions, concerns, comments or various other data that you'd like, contact me here or at 337-764-9908. For now, though, it's bedtime for me.
Thanks everyone,
Damien "Lord Genocyde" Cross
