Good to hear. I've had better luck lately getting through on my daily calls. Not sure if that's good or not, but my two cents are getting registered.

BTW, the link on the main page to the latest SaveNetRadio situation is still pointed to last week's post.

Tim, don't forget about us Canadians! I have to resort listening to Geico commercials to get my music.

This is great news. I was studying abroad in Beijing for a while and when I received the emails I only managed to make one call to Diane Feinstein via Skype, but the connection was horrible. I'm finally back in the States, though not for long, and have just finished calls to both Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, good thing Mr. Honda is already a co-sponsor of the HR bill. Please keep us up to date, no matter where I may be in the world, I hope to come home to good music in this land that should remain free, as it was always meant to be.

Isn't it funny how this all transpires...? Not so many years ago, former President Bush called out ICE-T and Body Count along with the entire political community and enforcement agencies over Body Count's "Cop Killer" and slammed Warner Brothers and the music labels for promoting "damaging music to our youth" and the political engine was against the record companies claiming they were 'reckless'. Here we stand a few years later with Congress trying to protect the record labels and multi-millon dollar music execs who screw over the artist with minimal royalties and make major salaries...all because they weren't smart enough to see the upcoming change in technologies that revolutioned the music world to a truly global forum.

I guess it's all in who is willing to contribute more to the campaign funds... hmm, maybe we should tell Congress we'll pay a lower rate in fees to them directly (vs SoundExchange) if they'll change their tune (AGAIN!) Then, we can work the two against each other to negotiate a better competitive rate for all? Wait, that would be American, enforced under laws against monopolies, and might actually mean we cared about the freedom of speech globally. My bad.

Good to see some progress here at least and Tim, thanks for the time and dedication you and your staff are devoting. We'll keep emailing and calling!

good quality music well done.

What is the latest situation in the UK? - I've just read that on July 1st UK licencing authorities announced fees even higher than those in the US and that Pandora, Launchcast and Last FM will be forced to close or stop streaming to the UK. Please fight this as vigorously as the US situation otherwise there will be a complete shutdown of internet radio in the UK. There is a higher percentage of people in the UK who regularly buy music than in any other country in the world, making it the world's most vibrant market for music. If you allow internet radio to die in the UK then this market will be severely harmed. Only a handful of radio stations in the UK give airtime to musicians and bands that are not being pushed by the major record companies meaning that independent artists and bands will have no effective means of getting people to hear their music. This will be a disaster for the UK music industry.

And I can assure you that anyone in the UK who has listened to Pandora will want Pandora to launch in the UK later this year as planned. I haven't heard anything about the UK situation on this blog so please fight this ruling for the sake of all musicians and bands who want to reach into the UK market and for all of us in the UK who love music. If you do we will be very grateful to Pandora.

I certainly think it is important to let our representatives know how important internet radio is to me. I can pick the best type of music for me. That should not mean it gets taxed higher than anything else. I'll help by voicing my opinion because Pandora is tops in internet radio.

Could you please clarify what the situation is in the UK? There has been very little reporting on this so far - the Guardian Newspaper being the only media outlet so far to cover the story. If we know exactly what this means for internet radio in the UK we can start contacting our Members of Parliament.

Keep up the good work. You guys are the best net radio has to offer.

This is very unfortunate... I love listening to Pandora Radio while I'm working. Thank you for playing great music. Damn the man!!!

Seems like this GA rep (Rep Deal, Nathan [GA-9] - 5/17/2007(withdrawn - 5/23/2007))needs some work as he was sponsoring it and then withdrew it.
Make sure you check back often, in case your rep pulls a switcheroo on you too.

Like it, I Love it!!! All I can say this is wow! I have emailed everyone I know about this and so far they all agree.

Much thanks to all the creators involved!

J

pandora makes my day everyday while in the states ;helas as a french listener i've been so spoiled when it was not available in france anymore; thanks for your wonderful job!!!!!!!!!! you are simply the best

I happen to love Bluegrass music and if it were not for Internet Radio I could only listen to CDs at home. With Pandora in particular, I can listen to the music I love anytime I am near my computer.

Listening to Pandora makes the work day go by so much easier.. HAIL to Pandora... You guys are great!

I am a soldier deployed to Iraq. When I am not engaged in combat operations I like to escape into my music. Pandora is my link to escape the stress and fatigue. I sleep to it. I wake up to it. I study to it. I share it with my family as they wait for my return. My stations link us together literally 1/2 way around the world. My children and my wife go to bed listening to the same station I am listening too and look out the windows at the same moon I am looking at and we are connected. I hope they don't take that away from me and my family

-Keith

Keep up the great work!! I listen all day while I'm quilting. Thanks!!!!!!!!

I listen to my jazz music on Pandora, the best thing I have found on the Internet.

Keith -

I just have to respond to your note. I'm just humbled. It means so much that we can help you in some way get through this experience. I can't imagine what you're going through and all of our thoughts are with you for a safe return... Do let us know if there's any music we're missing that you want to hear... we'll get it in right away..

If you have a moment, drop me an email to timatpandora.com

Respectfully,

Tim (Founder)

you are great

I truly do not understand why they would want to kill internet radio. I have been exposed to so many new artists and songs from my favorite artists, that other wise I would have never known. This led me to purchase some of their CD's and songs, that I never would have, with out first hearing them on Pandora.

I love the idea behind the "Music Genome Project" and everything Pandora stands for. I am calling my representative as soon as I finish clicking the post button.

God speed guys, and please know that your fans are with you and behind you no matter what.

PANDORA IS THE BEST STATION.WE DONT HAV TO PAY FOR IT.SEAMS LIKE EVERYTHING HAS TO COST ,IM SO PROUD PANDORA IS IN MY LIFE I LOVE COUNTRY CLASSIC MUSIC MUSIC.IT MAY NOT BE EXACTLY WHAT I ASK FOR BUT IT IS JUST AS GOOD I ALWAYS SAY IF YOU LOVE COUNTRY MUSIC YOU DONT CARE WHAT IT IS,WHAT ELSE CAN YOU GET FREE THESE DAYS
LOVE YOU PANDORA
KEEP PUSHING FRANCES ROYER

impressive,keep it up

I am so glad the little guy gets a chance to be a part of this. Keep on keeping on.

Pandora Radio is tops and it's my favorite internet radio station that brings great joy into my life. I love the wonderful music that it is offered to us through the hard work that Tim and his staff bring to us.

Tim, thank you for your thoughtfullness and your fine efforts. Keep up the great work you all are doing and Tim, you have my support! Remember that when you are very good, it becomes a struggle when there is so much envy around you. You are the best! Thank you!

That's great news
Thanks for fighting the good fight

hello, ive only recently found your station and thought it was excellent.
I see that its only for u.s listeners now ,and as i live in ireland aint much good to me.
is there any chance of you coming back to this side of the pond anytime soon?

Would having an auction site generate more revenue?

http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=753684&sourceType=3

"
Century Group's (CEYG.PK) BroadcastBid.com Saved the Internet Radio Star?

As New Royalty Rates Loom, a New Revenue Model May Bail Out Internet Radio Stations

ORLANDO, FL--(Marketwire - July 23, 2007) - Internet radio stations are facing what popular Internet radio provider Pandora.com's founder calls "an ill-conceived attempt to crush" Internet radio. The Copyright Royalty Board has recently announced that it insists that Internet radio stations pay a per-song licensing fee that represents a huge increase in the royalty fees required for Internet radio stations to operate. What's more, the CRB has insisted that these royalties are retroactive to 1998, which could add up to "tens of thousands [more royalties] in arrears" according to usatoday.com.

"BroadcastBid.com was conceived as a source of non-traditional source of revenue for traditional broadcast stations," says Dan Bordui, President of Century Group, US (PINKSHEETS: CEYG). "We have always intended to expand that model to offer other broadcasters an additional source of revenue as well, but have been focusing on our core competencies first. However, when we heard about the new royalty rate hike, it was immediately apparent that we'd need to work out a way to partner with Internet radio stations as soon as possible. They're in trouble, and we think that BroadcastBid.com could be exactly what they need to help them out. As a non-traditional source of revenue, BroadcastBid.com can't be beat; it's free for the radio station and can generate unlimited amounts of revenue. Our most successful station group earns over twenty thousand a month in revenue off our product, so huge Internet radio providers such as Pandora.com or Last.fm, who have a much larger listener base than most radio stations do, should be able to earn even greater revenue. And, of course, an online auction site that's tied to a Internet radio station is an awesome revenue combination."

According to an Arbitron study, Internet radio listeners are more likely to be educated than their counterparts (12% more likely to have a college degree), are predominantly male (67% male), and are more likely to have a household income of over $50K a year (12% more likely).

This is almost the exact same demographic spread as eBay's visitor base, as compiled from their own user tracking statistics. A quarter of eBay's users are in the 18-34 demographic, with more than half of them making between $25K and $75K a year. Combine this with the fact that almost 60% of Internet radio users listen to Internet radio while shopping online according to Arbitron, and a clear potential market emerges.

"Century Group's BroadcastBid.com is the right product, at the right time, for the right price," Bordui continued. "We offer a revenue-sharing online auction platform that radio stations can use to directly monetize their listening audience. This is exactly what Internet radio needs at this moment, and we're happy to be able to provide this service for them."

For more information on BroadcastBid.com, or to see Century Group's Safe Harbor Act Disclaimer Notice, go to www.BroadcastBid.com.

About Broadcastbid.com:

BroadcastBid.com is entering the marketplace with a unique product that fills a definite need in traditional media companies and which will offer auctions similar to eBay that may find it increasingly hard to attract revenue from modern Internet media users. BroadcastBid.com offers radio stations different ways to generate non-traditional revenue, from set-price sales to classifieds.

About Century Group, Inc:

Century Group provides exciting new opportunities in non-traditional revenue and content offering in the online media space to compliment offline advertising and marketing. Century Group is currently investigating partnerships to provide traditional media stations with value-added opportunities to generate revenue and enhance profitability while providing the consumer with addictive and recurring content that will drive those revenues for the broadcasters.

For more information on BroadcastBid.com or to see BroadcastBid.com's Safe Harbor Act Disclaimer Notice, go to www.BroadcastBid.com."

hi.im 43 years old and i love your choices of old school rock & roll. keep up the good work.

To Tim, and the entire staff at Pandora, I don't have to tell you, but I know it's nice to hear it, You're THE ABSOLUTE BEST there is in net radio. THANK YOU for what you do.

Dave ;-)

LOVE PANDORA - from 2 old people on fixed income

Thank you guys for your wonderful job .Guys truly speaking Pandora is the best,i am a reggea fan and i have enjoyed soo much music with pandora than i ever imagined,just a quick question of how i can get to listen to african music ie kenyan ,Tanzanian ,Zaire/congo and south african music ,please advice.one of the artist who has great music from congo/zaire is KOFFI OLOMIDE He hasgood music.
please advice
charles

I am so glad that PANDORA is still going strong!!
I just love listening while I am at work and even when I am at home too!!
I have also gotten PANDORA alot of new customers over the past couple of months!!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND KEEP THE FAITH!!

Thanks everyone for working so hard to keep Pandora working.

Thanks to Pandora, I've found SO many indie artists that I would have never found otherwise. I can't imagine not having it as something to listen to on my computer!

And wow, Keith, thank you very much for being deployed, I hope you stay safe and continue to have this connection with your family as you are overseas!

With FM and MTV becoming so uniform, internet radio is really tho only way for new music to get out to the masses. Without it, we are destined to listed to the B spears and Timberlakes, nothins against them, but there is no way to get variety without things like Pandora. Thank You!

Hey ilove this site and the way you play the mmusic when requested. how do i go about down loading some songs ? THANK YOU

I love net radio, because it lets me pick & choose what I wish to listen to.

Hey Tim,

I sent an email recently to SOCAN, the agency that controls the payments to artists performing in Canada.

My question was "I was wondering if you could comment on whether SOCAN was actively working with the staff at Pandora or any of the the US government agencies responsible for enforcing these restrictions (e.g. RIAA) to try to resolve licencing issues so that Canadians can regain access to this most important service for Canadian and international music.

Unfortunately the response was not entirely positive.

"SOCAN pays royalties for performances on radio, television, film and live performances. Although we currently have a proposal on the table with the government for internet performances (tariff 22), SOCAN currently does not issue licenses or pay royalties for use of music on the internet. Since this license is still awaiting approval, SOCAN is not aware or involved with the Pandora restrictions (to Canadians).

Kindly feel free to contact us at the toll free number below should you have any further questions in this regard. "

Kind regards,
Awelana Nabina
Information Officer / Agent d'Information
Nabinaa@socan.ca

The changes to Tarriff 22 is looking to change the way that Canada views copyright and more specifically copyright violations. As you may be aware, today, Canada does not view downloaded music, copied music from Radio, copied pages from library books, etc. as a copyright violation.

As others above have said "please don't forget about Canada."

Querido Tim: Me gusta mucho la musica que se presenta sobre la red mundial por PANDORA y tus locutores. (I love the music you present over the worldwide web via PANDORA and your jockeys.) No puedo imaginar un mundo sin este servicio. (I can't imagine a world without this service). I have written to our local Tennessee congressmen and am waiting with anxiousness to see what develops. Living in Nashville, I hear both sides of the issue. Royalties should not be compromised
but neither should the express listeners of this country or the world. Sharing should not have fees yet I know that there are those who would be willing to pay for such fine webcasting as Pandora puts out. But until that hand is forced we should continue the fight for this great freedom of expression. Ultimately, this is a civil rights issue. Maybe PANDORA can approach a few of the artists here in Nashville to get with this very important voice and not just condemn it. Music is like the Bible it will not be denied. Sinceramente, El Clavito

I just found PANDORA online and usually find myself listening to other online streaming radio; however, now I'm listening to PANDORA more often and really do enjoy the service and music you provide to the listener! I will write to my congressman to help your cause as well. Thank you for such a great music choice!

I just found pandora I think its great!!!

I am the father of two brain damaged children. The school system simply could not handle them and we homeschool as a result. My wife and I are also both disabled. This means we are all always together at home which I wouldn't trade for the world. The get to learn about what interests them at the moment in their own time. Be it science or art or really anything at all. Pandora has become a staple at this house to introduce them to the wonders of music, dance and language (they sing along and learn how to talk and understand complex topics better). Pandora makes this ever so simple because I can tailor the station to exactly the music they like with a simple thumbs-up or thumbs-down. The vast repertoire of music Pandora has means they are constantly finding new and exciting songs to sing and dance along to; coupled with their old favorites that Pandora remembers always means a fun hour or two each day of family time. Their language skills, annunciation and diction, and their comprehension of thematic postulations provided by the artists has simply leapfrogged their development to a place my wife and I never thought possible. Certainly farther than the school system ever showed us they were capable of. Pandora coupled with Discovery style educational shows, and of course lots of books readily available, has proven to help my children immensely. What truly fascinates me the most is the depth and breadth of the children's tastes. Whether it's children's songs, rockNroll, jazz, classical or pop, they always seem to find something they enjoy, and Pandora just keeps up with this eclectic blend of music with nary a hiccup. I truly feel Pandora has been an enormous catalyst for their growth and would feel utterly, truly, lost as a parent to them without it. Thank you for reading. Mike D.

Coupe of friends turned me on to Padnora. Since I've blasted myspace with the link and I have added scores to your fan base. Pandora is the Wikipedia for music.

I'm glad to see sites like this providing service without question or askance. I'm actually amazed and inspired by such selfless efforts. Keep it up Tim!

I listen to Pandora at work. Now, everyone listens to Pandora while working. You can't beat being in controll of your own station and picking and saving only the songs you want. You can have as many stations as you want.

Pandora Radio pleases my music ear and everyone around me. Don't leave us!!!!

This is just what I was looking for, I now can leave my PC on and just listen. Thank You PANDORA

Pandora has not only ushered in a entirely new era of music to me but also increases my effectiveness at school work and other tasks because of the constant stream of new and well favored music.

Thanks guys and keep up the great work. Without Pandora I'd be listening to Nickelback and Fall Out Boy in a constant loop on the regular radio. ( Thanks God that was averted =] )

Pandora is opening doors for obscure artists by uniting them with people who are interested in their music.

Why do government always have to come along take a disproportionate slice of the action? What are they putting in???

Those in the big record companies hate the fact they are loosing control and cannot dictate what we hear, and what they sell us. They have ripped us off long enough, stiffled creativity, the evolution of music and it's artists.

I have bought more CDs listening to Pandora than listening to the usual radio stations. Pandora lets me pick a genre and style that suits me, not a record company. Fantastic!!!

Long live Pandora, free internet radio, and freedom of choice. Let's hope "numpty" doesn't "kill the golden goose" again!!

Pandora introduced me to my favorite band Nightwish. You'd bet I'd give a call and a donation here and there as needed. Thanks to Pandora, my 10 hour work days seem to pass by quicker and easier. No need to change songs and never knowing what can come up next is amazing. Because of Pandora, I have bought a total of 8 CD's from music I have heard on Pandora. I plan to keep listning and will keep supporting you guys.

Three days ago, my friend introduced me to pandora
Thanks to you pandora, the music are great. Keep up the good work.

i love this please keep up the good work

I mostly work from my home. Pandora is on for most of the day. I have called both my senators and written letters. I am pleased with the reprieve but the real situation is symptomatic of a growing threat from the corporate world. Soon we will have no rights and corporations will run the governments. This is my ultimate fear which stems from corporate trends just like this one. They can only strip rights away if we let them. Keep this in mind when voting locally and nationally.
Peace

there are fewer and fewer local stations- they may be in a location but the programming comes from a central location and is controlled by the owner. The listeners are sheep waitting to be spoonfed what the owner wants them to hear.

Thank you so much for having all my favorite music in one place, it's amazing. I have all of my friends and co-workers hooked, too. I love Pandora Radio!

I don't know if this was actually addressed above, but for anyone interested in the Copyright Tribunal's decision regarding statutory performance licensing for streams delivered to the UK, here's a link to the .pdf: http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ctribunaldownloadingdecision.pdf

On page 30, it appears that for pure webcasting in the UK, the rate is 6.5% of revenue OR £0.22 per subscriber per month (subscription model) OR £0.0006 per song per listener.

That basically amounts to $0.448007 per subscriber per month or $0.001221 per song per listener...if I understand the document correctly, and admittedly, I only scanned through the language...but the chart seems to be inline with what was referenced earlier in the document.

I love pandora, but a qualm I have with people lambasting "big record companies" is that those companies, along with organizations like BMI and ASCAP, are some of the only sure ways for musicians to make a living. My mother is a songwriter and as the downloading/opensource music era has taken hold, she's lost almost all income. "big record companies" were the only thing paying the bills for my mother, the relatively small-time songwriter and singer. If we are to really push for freedom of music, we have to commit to buying and paying for the music we listen to ESPECIALLY if the music does not come through a big label.

oh, by the way, I absolutely LOVE pandora. I'm a music major entering my junior year of college and I'm an aspiring singer and musicologist. I wish I could work for something like pandora.

Before I found Pandora I was so jaded by music I never thought I'd buy another album. The records I have bought recently, I bought only because I had heard almost every song from them via Pandora and knew that it wasn't going to be yet another album in which only the single is any good.

That fact alone proves what we guessed all along - that people are ready and willing to buy good albums, and stop buying albums when artists and labels get lazy and stop writing quality material. Is it really so much of a threat to allow people to hear albums in full for free before buying them? Or would that reveal the full extent of the lack of investment in properly developing artists?

Pandora *generates revenue* for record companies, and introduces us all to music we would never otherwise hear. Long live internet radio!

I am soooooooo excited; Senator Spector is coming to my little town at 7 a.m.,Aug. 8th,for a town meeting. I am going & asking him to please support the Internet Radio Act. I have never attended a politcal meeting but this is one cause I'm going to sponsor. Wish me luck!

Nick - thanks for the thoughtful post on "big record companies." In spite of the intense negotiation we're in, Pandora agrees with you. We're not a basher of big labels. What we're specifically objecting to are rates (most forcefully advocated for by large labels), that are simply too high for internet radio to thrive. And that are not in the best interest of musicians. Much of this is just business - but in this case we really needed the help of listeners and congress to avoid an outcome that was irrational...

Cheers. Tim (Founder)

I just wanted to say, I love the music Pandora puts out. Unlike radio stations and music t.v. my input counts. Pandora does not link its music to the top 10 lists used all too often.

Internet Radio should not be put in an unfair situation. It should be on a level playing field with other media. I've let my representatives know the fees for internet radio need to be resonable.

Everyone keep up the good work. Together we will succed!

If Pandora.com was any better, it would be truly scary! If congress screws this up, I'm going to start voting as an independent exclusively until they fix it. :)

It is awesome to see the amount of support for and interest in Pandora. I can't get through the workday without you guys. And to think I found you guys by accident. Best mistake I ever made. Keep Groovin'. Peace.

Tim,

First thing I would like to say is Pandora is great. Love it.

Secondly, One thing I would like to be able to do is go back to a song that already played. I listen primarily at work using an earphone (So, I don't cause trouble), and I sometimes have to leave my chair for minutes at a time. Though I could pause the song, I don't always have the opportunity to do so. So, I would like to be able to go back and listen to a song I missed.

Pandora Forever (I hope)

Ray

Not only am I 100% behind you in the fight for a favorable outcome in these negotiations, but I'm starstruck that you commented back to me personally.

Like ray, I listen with an ear piece at work, and just tried pandora today through a friend. I love it.

Thanks for the site, and keep it alive and FREE!

Peace

CHILE LOVES PANDORA!!!!
LONG LIVE TO PANDORA!!!!

Hey,
I just wanted to comment about how awesome pandora radio is. If it weren't for pandora radio my music selection would be so low...Thanks. Keep up the good work.

I love "PANDORA". I hope it`s always available

I want to thank you guys for a job well done!! You are the best thing that the internet has to offer on music and I for one appreciate it!!

I recently got am email from Congressman Capuano who says he is joining us in the fight to save internet radio! I'm sure it was a generic letter but I was happy to at least hear from him and get the acknowledgment that all of my letters and emails were not in vain...

As a result of Pandora, I am buying more CDs than ever. Pandora introduces me to new music, some of which I like so much I want to hear more of it. The fact that "big music" wants to penalize net broadcasters such as Pandora for selling their products for them is ridiculous.

PANDORA IS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE...DON'T TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME....PLEASE....
GREAT MUSIC....KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!

Pandora is the greatest thing on the internet and has introduced me to a broader side of music I never knew. It is just awesome to see music broken down to a science.....long live Pandora!!!

Tim, I listen to the Ink Spots every night now because of you. I don't know how you do it!!!

This is the greatest station I have ever listened to. Your sound quality is unbelivable. After I told you what I liked you took over from there and I have never been disappointed after that.
You are the greatest Tim -- Thank You very much
Gary

pandora is all i need to relax,it's what i've been searching for all these years.i listen to all sorts of music, and to have a service like this available only enhances the mood. i can personalize my station to the type of music/ genre that i want to hear.in summary pandora Rocks' bars none...

My heart is heavy ladened and troubled to think that I could possibly lose this beautiful thing called Pandora radio for it has truly enriched my life. Please don't take Pandora away. Love and peace. Edgar

Just got turned on to you. Pandora is great so continue to fight the good fight.

And to Keith who is deployed in Iraq. My humblest thanks to you and the entire US force for keeping us safe. Freedom isn't free.

Was introduced to PANDORA here in the UK last week thru a friend. You are tops! Fantastic. I play my/your music EVERYDAY. From what I read, we might lose it here in the UK, but so far, so good. Each day when anxiously I put your music on, I am delighted you're still there... When I get back to Florida, I will immediately set up PANDORA, and phone whoever you want me to phone, to help keep you rockin'. You deserve to thrive and grow! Best regards, Carol

I've listened to Pandora since it was first mentioned on Slashdot, and shared it with everyone I know who shares my love for music. Your Music Genome database is the best thing that has ever happened to bring music and people closer together. There should be a nobel prize equivalent for the incredible work you've done here. You have my most sincere appreciation and admiration.

Thank you again for the wonderful service that you provide!

30`s and 40`s the best music, You even knew what they were singing. 50`s also. Grear site

I'm so glad we're still fighting for this, I listen to Pandora at work and itmakes sitting at a computer all day so much more enjoyable. I'm pretty happy that I live in Massachusetts, where 7 of our Reps have already signed on to this bill, because if they hadn't I'd be making 10 calls instead of just 3!

haha keep on truckin'

I discovered Pandora by sheer accident. Now that I have it on my computer, and listen to it daily at work, I realize it is the greatest concept in music and Internet combined.

The sound quality is awesome - I have customized it to my liking to some extent.
The rest is pure listening pleasure.

Thank you to all.

To Tim and all others who made Pandora possible,

I came across Pandora because I was annoyed at the lack of varity I hear from the radio and was hoping to find a different way so I could still enjoy the passion for music I have. I had been a radio listener for years, but it seems to have gone down hill. I could not understand how, in a world where music goes all the way back in our history, I couldn't find the music I so dearly love.

It seemed so one sided when it's all over the world. Like, it had been bled of it's culture. But thanks to you people, that changed. I am finally able to enjoy my love of music once again. Every time I listen, I write down the music that really hit home that I hear so that I may buy it when I am paid. Another thing that Pandora has done is that it not only renewed my joy for the music around me, but showed me a way to get it.

You guys are so caring about your listener base. It shows in all the little things you do and I confess, I'm rather touched. Again thank you, and let those record compaines know, it's because of Pandora that they even have my bisness still.

hello tim thank u verry much.you give back to me to listen pandora.

I have been listening to your station for a long time and love it. But I have asked 4 or 5 times if you would play ,I dreamed of a hillbilly heaven, by Tex Ritter. I am sure this is a oversite. THANKS My station is as long as the grass shall grow.
william caudill

william caudill

Pandora is everything I've been looking for when it comes to music on the internet. I'm getting real tired of everyone trying to take music away from the public for one reason or another. Everyone should not have to pay just to listen to a song! What ever happened to free speech? I wonder how Wolfe Man Jack and John Lenon would feel about this?

Pandora is great. Tell the record companies I have bought more cds listening to the music I really like than all the years of them telling me what I should like. Keep up the good work.

The internet will soon be as great a place for deaf people as it is for those that hear. Or not, if it goes well for Pandora. Keep up the good (and vital) work and the best of luck.

I LISTEN TO PANDORA EACH AND EVERY DAY AND I EMAIL MY REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT LETS KEEP THE MUSIC COMING AND PLAYING I AM A MUSIC LOVER FROMHEART AND PANDORA I THINK YOU ARE THE GREATEST SO LETS KEEP THE MUSIC COMING

I love Pandora! I have introduced Pandora to my grandaughter and all of my friends and they love it also. I have three stations and my granddaughter has 5 and we share a lot of music. It's great.

Keep up the great work. I have found and bought many new artists due to your efforts. You keep playin em, and we'll keep listenin!

I really enjoy pandora while I'm on the net. I'm a musician/drummer and like to hear various music. keep up the good work!!

The room for choosing lyrics and Artist I luv is great fun I have never experienced before on the net.

Man, when I discovered this online radio station I was like, wow!! I have visited other sites before, but this one out shines them all! I love u pandora! Tony you are a genius! I passed this along to all my friends. I love r&b music, so therefore I can listen to different artists all day long!

I'd just like to say that I finished calling my represenitives in Tennessee, and 2 of the 3 were helpful, friendly, and took my message for my represenitives.

I love Pandora, it's completely replaced my iPod whenever I'm at my desk.

Simply amazing.

Joseph Carpenter
Xios117@Gmail.com

PANDORA IS THE BEST IN INTERNET RADIO. I NEED MY LOUIS ARMSTRONG! JAZZ TOO! SO MANY THINGS WE HAVE TO PAY FOR BUT PANDORA IS NOT ONE OF THEM! SIRIUS IS COSTLY! GO PANDORA!! :)

I'm very glad that our efforts paid off and I hope they continue too do so.
Ron

I have been listening to Pandora since it was listed in one of PC Magazine's Best Sites on the Internet.

I could not agree more, the musical range, choices and control you allow is simply wonderful. It would be a shame if internet radio was removed. Like so many others, I have actually purchased an mp3 player to download and purchase the songs and artists that I have been introduced to through your service. Before, I was satisfied just listening to the same old stuff that was played on the radio. Now, I am constantly turning friends on to artists that they have never heard of.

It seems that the record companies are so good at finding illegal down-loaders, can't they also look at their data and see that sites like Pandora are actually helping their sales.

Please keep up the excellent work!!

please diont let these people do away with my favorite form of entertainment,I love pandora radio,all my friends love it too.

Maybe the real answer is an internet radio music label that cuts out the traditional record companies altogether. That could get the dollars right in the pockets of the artists (and the necessary advertisers). Who needs the snakes anyway? Their day is past. Let's use the 'net to return power to all of us, not the few who only want to concentrate the wealth. Viva democracy!

What do college radio stations pay to play songs? What does the NPR or public radio stations pay to play songs? These are both comparable outlets to your new technology in that they both introduce an avenue for unknown bands.

Which by the way, here's some unsolicited marketing advice. Start a cable-TV station!

The genius in American Idol is not that Simon Cowell is finding any talent in America. The genius is that we all know the artists names. The real reason the establishment is fighting you is because their way of doing business is spending gobs-of-millions-of-money to promote their stinking sell-out artists.

It's a YouTube world and I gaurantee you would have plenty of videos and artist submissions for the contests through Pandora.com to qualify for the best TV show ever! MTV sucks now and everybody knows it. Give us something to watch. Give us Pandora-vision.

Hi:

Naty from PR i really enjoy pandora!!!

I Am A---Musician.(bass player,25yrs).However I dont play for a living,I Chef for that.So,I can feel where the artists are coming from.But,greed is greed wether your paying someones salary or not.I forgive the record companies,but,I do not agree with theyre behavior.(That is love,in its purest form)I am not perfect either but,I serve One who is.The truth is,we were given gifts to serve others,not ourselves(I find great pleasure in serving others(with no strings attatched).That leaves the doors open,for blessings to return to me.Idont give to recieve,I give with no fear of running out of resources.Now,Ido understand the princi--Pal of sowing a seed and reaping a harvest.How can one,exspect to reap if He did not plant?All the truth,I just shared is in the BIBLE! But principals of truth will work for anyone/anywhere.(NO--Im not a relavitest,Im a born--again Christian).My point is ,for saying all that is--Tim and crew at Pandora are doing it every day and doing it right!(they are blessings others without counting cost.So please any Christian reading my comment---stand together with me in agreement and prayer/and lets keep all those at pandora bathed in prayer.So that the favor of God(FOG)and the favor with man will be with them in court and in theyre business.Come on brothers and sisters,many of us have been blessed by the wonderful Christian music they play on Pandora(I know,I have).The only thing,I would like to see more of is---Classic Contemperary Christian msic and more Christian metal.Christian radio stations dont play enough of either of theese--because they are too busy wearing out,whats current(Isay that,only in love)Maybe the artists and Record companies need to take a lesson from the folks at Pandora.Truth be told ,blessings dont just fall out the sky and hit you on the head,you have to invest in others lives(that is what Padora is doing).Tim and crew,thanx,for enriching my familys life.I will call and I will stand in prayer,I discovered Pandora in the hospital.It was with the birth of my second (beautiful-bouncing-baby boy).Thanks,Tim for the(shower gift).Well,TFMTB(time for me to boogie)Tim--grace upon You and your family--and the staff.Shelome church.And blessings upon evryonelse.Later Yall.----Chaz.

I am 50 ,with an all-around-the- house audiophile music system, and an obscene ammount of cd's and LP's.How do I know wich music to buy? I listen first! In the last century it was on FM radio, the source of new quality material,if you knew where and when to tune in,now it is Pandora; 24/7 at your fingertips.
All my latest purchases were revealed by you,the new beacon for melomaniacs.
Stay on,hold the line,be spartans,we need you so much!
Not everyone treats music like a bag of chips,lots of us know that quality music,like anything of real substance,trascends fadish periods.All my real friends think accordingly.
You have opened music's posibilities to everyone's easy reach.Internet Radio will save the music and the musicians, the ones that ultimately matter...what will happen to the music industry ?... massive change,wich will be good.

my dad likes old music like Bill Monroe .So i was looking for something he would like.

I was made aware of Pandora by a old friend several years ago ( a master program designer) have enjoyed since, and have shared your quality efforts in custom programing with several other people of quality since then.

Your product is, without a doubt,
THE BEST AVAILABLE ON THE NET!!!!

As that I am a believer in personal freedom of choice, I will myself kick a few folks in the shins to get their attention / alert them to the looming menace that is government intervention in an effort to control the freedom of the world wide web.

I think that musicians know themselves the benefits of exposure via the Internet can ultimately bring to their pockets via increased sales, but their publishers/handlers are so caught up in "next quarters revenue numbers" that they hurt themselves and us as consumers in their efforts to chase the almighty dollar.

And don't forget; Money is the ultimate power sought by people with large egos and short private parts, and is not to be discounted as a major motivator world wide.
The PEOPLE Must Keep Government In Check!
It is your DUTY as a free thinking citizen to exercise your every RIGHT to keep the bastards in check!!!!!
Blow this one off and the enemy (uncontrolled government) wins another one.
Everyone else (US) has lost another one.....!

God Speed!
Doc.

Pandora is the best radio station I have found on the Internet. Thank You
GARY

im a music lover and am always in search of new artists or old artist reborn. This station is amazing. Ive thought that great music was dead for several years but finally found what i was looking for in good quality music. keep up the great work.

Pandora Radio on the net is absolutely wonderful! Except for the conservative radio talk shows, this is the ONLY radio I listen to as all the others pale in comparison!

Unfortunately, the factions in our government not only are trying to take away the freedoms of our internet music, but just about every other freedom we enjoy today.

Our government is completely out of control with its concerted efforts to undermine all our freedoms, and it's being controlled by Communist factions that spin feel good slogans about how they're protecting our children and looking out for our health and education and welfare! If we citizens don't take steps to stop this wholesale attack against us, we are doomed to live under the control of Big Brother who will dictate to us every action we take. Little by little they are chipping away at our ability to make our own choices in life and determine our own direction.
Let's stand up and fight not only for complete unrestricted internet freedom but for every freedom we still have left in this country! If we don't, our children will be living in tyranny.

Thank you Pandora Radio for all your efforts!

David

cant you just move the servers into a different country? I'm not sure if the UK has this sort of law, :S but surely us law doesn't apply out of the US? its about time pandora went global anyway :D I've had to use a relatives zip code to listen. (its a great project though, and I would hate for it to be shutdown)

please keep this radio station free I love it

As a professional musician, I LOVE pandora!! It gets music out there and it seems to be impossible(or at least VERY difficult) to steal the tunes by burning them to your computer.....And the links to purchase the music...whats not to love???? It looks like a site that SUPPORTS musicians!!!

If not for Pandora Radio & Genome Project so many wonderful songs would be lost to myself and so many others. Each person I have told about Pandora actually uses it every day. If this is taken away I believe creativity will die slowly in each of us. The advance of technology in the world scares so many, can the government still appreciate ArticleI?!? Thank you Genome Porject founders!

I am very pleased that both Dem & Rep representatives from the districts around Albany, NY, are listed among the bill's Co-Sponsors.

Unfortunately, neither Sen. Clinton (D) nor Sen. Schumer (R) has seen fit to sign on as of now (Aug. 12). I will continue my calling - Thank You messages to the Sponsors, and appeals to respond to their constituents' wishes, to Clinton and Schumer.

Thanks, Tim, for your leadership! Peace! MB

All I have to say is, I work 12 hrs a day and without you guys i would feel like it was 20. Just like others have said, Listening to pandora has opened my eyes to alot of artist that would have otherwise never got my attention. I think every artist should be in support of this they arent losing any money by this... there are a million sites giving away music downloads for free, yet you guys are simply streaming music and throwing some artist at us at the same time. I hear a song I like and I go get the cd. Ever sence napster people have been in a frenzy over internet radio but they dont understand that streaming music is not the same as file shareing. How rich do these artist wanna get I mean there doing what they love and makin good money off of it. I make 50K and dont even like my job much now if I could make 50 million telling a story I wouldent mind if a good amount of people didnt pay to hear my story. They may not make money off us now but if we hear them and decide to buy there cd then they should be paying you a percentage not vice versa... well thats my .02 cents keep up the good work... Everyone at my job thanks you as do I

-Steve

todays my first day on Pandora, and I'm so happy to have come across such great music. I want to thank you guys for giving me this great pleasure in life. Music is good for the heart & soul, and when it's free even better. First time listener and life time from today on. I want to share the music with my people.

You are the best!Keep rocking Tim & co.

-Bob

Regardless of the outcome, the behavior of overcharging (or trying to) cannot be rewarded.

In lieu of returning all of the brand-new CDs I purchased as a direct result of hearing new musicians on Pandora, I will buy nothing but used CDs for the next year.

I understand this punishes the musicians too, but there's not much I can do about that except buy their CDs from them directly... viva la revolucion.

There are about twenty new artists that I have now gone out and purchased their albums because of their exposure on this site. I never knew anything about them before hearing them here. There's a lot of dollars that are being generated by people like me getting exposed to new talent. Don't cry about 5 dollars and miss out on millions music industry!!!!

Obviously I love Pandore like everyone else. I listen on the west coast up in the great white north. Is there anything your Canadian cousins can do in the fight to keep internet radio alive? I've been spreading the word here at work. Maybe a facebook campaign could get the word out to more people about the benefits of panadaro and what we have to lose. Canadians are all over the facebook thing.

Good luck.

Best thing on the internet. Plays my kind of music anytime I want it. I use it for background sound. Keep up the good work and tunes. Love to get it on my tool bar, instead of going to favorites all the time. But, still love it.!!!

With the music industry being in the state that it's in right now, Internet Radio is so important to myself and millions of others, keep up the good work!!!

Im also sitting here @work listing to pandora,its is by far the best internet radio ive listen too in a long time.I introduce it to my wife,friend and family who now also listins to it,so keep rockin!!! and lets hope pandora stays around forever.your friend Steve'o

I hope for the best and that is that Pandora will
continue providend us with wit this great viarity
of music that we have the choice to elect what we want to own. In DEMOCRACY we call it freedom, and all musician have the right to express their talents , for me to choose ,without the controls
of the few powerful ones.

Hello all especially those in charge of Pandora,

As I see it, Pandora took a huge step backward for those of us who must rely on screen reader technology. This happened when the Adobe Flash Player was introduced and has become the norm. This Adobe flash player is not at all useable by those of us who need to use screen reader technology. It is practically impossible to hear any streams on any site using Adobe Flash Player. This truly stinks for me! I for one will not recommend Pandora to anyone now that Adobe Flash Player is being used and is the standard. It was bad enough to get Adobe Reader somewhat accessible for us but this is terrible! You think you have it bad that you could be shut down by royalty rates and I agree with you! How would you feel if you were shut out because a program is unuseable by access technology! Nobody asked us whether Adobe would be a good thing, the change simply happens and we with access technology are shut out! Streaming should be an effortless endeavor, one shouldn't need to be a software engineer to listen to streaming audio but this is happening more and more for us!

Don't feel bad! Music of your life dot com has adopted this cursed Adobe flash player as well and I can't hear their stream any longer! As I see it, you can take your Adobe Flash Player and shove it where the sun doesn't shine! Till a more suitable alternative can be found, I'm having nothing whatsoever to do with Pandora and I won't recommend it to others.

If on the other hand you are truly concerned about providing a suitable alternative, please contact:

http://www.gwmicro.com/accessibility

Thanks for reading!

Jim Aldrich

Fantastic. I play your music EVERYDAY.
I want to thank you guys for giving me this great pleasure.

thank very much pandora radio. thank you.

Great music,Great Quality, ....Can go on forever, Yeah i can. But are we only allowed to listen to a specified amount each hour purposely because of this "Save Net Radio" situation? Because a little while ago i remember it being a specified amount 'Each Day,' or is that just a new feature you've added to Pandora...Where'd you get the name Pandora from anyway..lol

i am new at this but i heard from other people that pandora is great so i am sure i will enjoy the music

Tim (or anybody), when will you have Pandora.com available to Canadians again?

Now I have to resort listening to music from
http://www.cavemanscrib.com/

How existential is that! A caveman clubbing!

For Jim Aldrich and the programmers of Pandora.com

Please contact Jim Aldrich about this. Thanks.

Flash Player and Microsoft Active Accessibility

Adobe Flash Player uses Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA), which provides a descriptive and standardized way for applications and screen readers to communicate. MSAA is available for Windows operating systems only. For more information on Microsoft Accessibility Technology, visit the Microsoft Accessibility website at www.microsoft.com/enable/default.aspx.

The Windows ActiveX (Internet Explorer plug-in) version of Flash Player 9 supports MSAA, but the Windows Netscape and Windows stand-alone players currently do not.

Flex supports a debugger version of Flash Player that can display debugging information during run time, and generate profiling information so that you can more easily develop applications. However, the debugger version of Flash Player does not support accessibility.

CAUTION

MSAA is currently not supported in the opaque windowless and transparent windowless modes. (These modes are options in the HTML Publish Settings panel, available for use with the Windows version of Internet Explorer 4.0 or later, with the Flash ActiveX control.) If your Flash content must be accessible to screen readers, avoid using these modes.

To Canada Loves Pandora, to those in charge of this site and other interested parties,

Your comments are right on! The problem one faces is to what should I do about this! I of course feel that all concerned should contact
http://www.gwmicro.com/accessibility. This should be a good start in making Pandora more accessible with their music content. I'm able to read written material from this site but I'm not able to access the music at all! This truly is most unfortunate! It might not helpp the cause of the Save Net Radio movement when their sites are complaining about being shut down or shut out due to high royalties they may have to pay, to the music industry yet these same sites think nothing about shutting out those who rely on screen reader accessibility. This may or may not be intentional. I don't think this bodes well for the Save Net Radio cause! Congress might inquiry about how accessible this or other sites involved with Save Net Radio are for those who must rely on Screen Reading Technology. It's ironic that during a time when Pandora may be shut down or out, they would be excluding anyone from being able to enjoy their site to the fullest!

I will be inquiring further about this situation on other sites and lists. Others using screen reading technology will be stopping by to evaluate this site for accessibility. I certainly hope a solution can be found ASAP!

thanks for reading and thanks for your time!

Jim Aldrich

please do whatever you ca to save this wondeful station

Regarding the UK situation, I too read the Guardian Newspaper (ref to Karen Taylor's email 27th July)and concur with Karen that it seems to be the only media outlet so far to cover the story. If we know exactly what this means for internet radio in the UK we can start contacting our Members of Parliament - it can't be too late to get a campaign underway at the start of the next parliamentary term.

I would be grateful of any communication from anyone who can advise us of how we can do something in the UK. It would appear that 'SaveNetRadio' is a cause in keeping with the 'Pirate Radio Revolution'which has a proud history in the UK - if not always successful.

Listening to Pandora in the home office (well....shed!) has revolutionised the quality of my home working experience - please keep up the great work.

My flatmate introduced me to Pandora last year and having just taken delivery of my new computer i could'nt wait to register. Imagine my disappointment when i discovered i can no longer listen in the uk, i'm sending the computer back. Like everything in this world i assume it all boils down to money. Fight the power !

Listening to Pandora makes the work day go by much smoother and quicker. And it's great how you can create as many stations as you like and listen to the music that suits you at that very moment.

Power to the people! Isn't it interesting how an informed and outraged public can cause changes like this?

First save internet radio. After that, how about we show similar outrage and change the federal government.

Well maybe not, but at least Pandora now has a better chance....

Regards;

Tankyou for a beatifull music i seat in the fornt of my computer leaseng this wounderfull music i told all my friends in California keep the good job Tankyou Lita

A coworker was listening to your station when i went into his office and i asked him what cd was he playing or would he sell it to me and he informed me that it was on the internet and i have been a Strong fan and member eversince. Man i just want to say THANK YOU very much for creating this radio station because it is very hard these days to listen to the music that the artists originaly record in its rawest form not the commercial stuff that is out on regular radio stations. I dont even listen to regular radio and i will spend my money on thing like the pandoras box so i can continue to listen to music as it is not what the government has put out or say how we should listen to it. I have told everyone i know with a computer and they love it and say that they do not know how they have been getting along with out it before....

I've just started using Pandora and it's brilliant! The internet is not the only medium for ad free music, cable has it too, so why the issue with the Internet?
We are sending a newsletter to 400 clients and we are adding your website address as a cool website to use.

I have lost all interest in commercial radio music stations. It's a wasteland out there. Pandora has provided a wonderful alternative. It has also turned me on to new artists I wouldn't have heard before, and reinvigorated my desire to purchase music again.

Thanks Pandora. You will get my support now and in the future.

What do you gus mean you don't recognize thu name Bill Doggett ? Where are you from

Hi, I have a Had good Luck with contacting Senator Ben Nelson, As i have had gotten letters back on the
progress and such. But Not one response from Senator
Chuck Hagel, I sent a letter but never have heard one reponse from him. I would say in one word "WORTHLESS" senator. I guess he is still Deciding if he is going to run for President. Forget it! He would be worthless!!. Mr Rubber Stamp Senator is maybe trying to see what is he suppose to do!.

Just a shout out to Keith in Iraq. A LOT of us support you, and what you're doing. Thanks, man!

Glad Pandora is still pumpin' tunes.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY , TO HAVE
PONDORA RADIO AT WORK ,IT HAS MADE MY WORK DAY GO
FASTER AND MUCH EASIER THAN BRINGING MY CD'S.

Tim and crew,
Thank you for the kind words of support and wonderful gifts to my family. You are truely amazing! May God bless your efforts and may others be blessed by your work.

-Keith

Thanks J-Dog, I gladly serve and there are amazing, happy stories of great success over here. I just hope we can win this thing for Pandora so we can all continue to be blessed with the greatest gift in ages...Endless Musical Genious!

-Keith

Tim and research crew,
Below is a "moderate list" of artist I would love access to. Alternative Christian Music:

Artist Links

a
Adam Watts
Addison Road
The Afters
All But Screaming
All Star United
Anberlin
Apologetix
April Sixth
Audio Adrenaline

b
Barlow Girl
Benjamin Gate
Benjiman
Better Days Ahead
Blindside
Building 429
By The Tree

c
Calling Simon
Calls From Home
Casting Pearls
The Chemistry
Chris Tomlin
The Classic Crime
Cool Hand Luke
Cross Culture

d
Dalton
David Crowder Band
Day Of Fire
Decyfer Down
Delirious
Demon Hunter
Disciple
Dizmas
Dogwood
Downhere

e
East West
Edison Glass
EleventySeven
Emery
Eowyn
Esterlyn
The Evan Anthem
Ever Stays Red
Everyday Sunday

f
Fair
Falling Up
Family Force 5
Fireflight
Five Iron Frenzy
Flyleaf
FM Static
The Fold
Follow Thru
Forever Changed
Future of Forestry

g
Gretchen

h
Haste the Day
Hawk Nelson
High Flight Society
House of Heroes
Hundred Year Storm
Hyperstatic Union

i
Inhabited
Istra

j
Jadon Lavik
Jars of Clay
Jeremy Camp
John Reuben
Jonah33
Jonathan Salas
Justifide

k
Kids In The Way
KJ-52
Krystal Meyers
Kutless

l
Last Tuesday
Leeland
Life of Riley
Liptocoal
Lost Anthem
Lost Ocean
Lystra's Silence

m
Mae
Mainstay
Manafest
Manic Drive
Mat Kearney
Mending Point
Monday Morning
Mourning September
Mute Math
The Myriad

n
Nate Sallie
Nevertheless
Number One Gun

o
Olivia
One Day Less
One Foot Forward

p
PAX 217
Peculiar People Band
Philmore
Pillar
Pivitplex
Plumb
P.O.D.
Poor Man's Riches
Project 86

r
Radial Angel
Red
Re:zound
Relient K
Rick Mugrage
Rock n Roll Worship Circus
The Rocket Summer
The Roosevelts
Roper
Run Kid Run

s
Sanctus Real
Sarah Brendel
Schema
Sevenglory
Seventh Day Slumber
Sides of the North
Skillet
Slingshot 57
Smalltown Poets
Something Like Silas
Sonicflood
Spoken
Spur58
Staple
Starfield
Stavesacre
Steadfast Tin Soldier
Stellar Kart
StorySide:B
Subseven
Superchic[k]
The O.C. Supertones
Switchfoot

t
Telecast
Terminal
Third Day
This Beautiful Republic
Thousand Foot Krutch
Toby Mac
Todd Agnew
Todd Smith
The Turning
Turn Off the Stars

u
Underoath
Undying Anthem
Unshaken

v
The Violet Burning

w
Waking Ashland
The Wedding
Wilderness of Tekoa

y
Youth Alive Western Australia

z
Zero Theory
(courtesy of http://www.effectradio.com/)

Thanks, You all are truely outstanding.

-Keith

Tim,
Thank you for the emails and your constant effort to keep internet free or at the very least at minimal cost.Your efforts have not gone unrealized. I am typically not a blog reader and never respond to blogs, but after reading this blog and seeing the support that your listeners (myself included)have for Pandora I couldn't resist an entry here. I have left messages with three councilmen in my area, including my senaturd i mean senator. Anyhow I love the format of your radio station and I hope TOGETHER (you and everyone who listens to pandora) can convince Big Brother to do away with the absorbant fees that are on the table and we can all continue our lives as normal with free music when we want it. I have seen a disabled family on this blog, an American Soldier deployed for Iraq, older couple and people like myself who just listen to Pandora while at work to make the day go by easier. We are all different and listen for different reasons, but we all agree. INTERNET RADIO SHOULD BE FREE OR AT MINIMAL COST. THANKS TIM.

wow... i mean really just plain wow... my dad turned me on to this and since then its been nothing but this, and i used to play music on youtube!

First off, Keith... /salute Come home safe! You are in our thoughts.

Mike...brightest blessings to you, your wife and your children. I hope your children flourish and that you and your wife live long, healthful lives with them.

Tim and the Pandora staff;

I really don't know where to begin except to say that Pandora has become a staple in our household and we have shared it (and continue to) with everyone that we know.

I work from a home-based studio due to my health and because I chose to homeschool my little girl. I suffered mild neurologic damage several years ago as the result of a doctor's misdiagnosis and focusing on my work, and most everything else, has been difficult since. I normally listen to music - mostly game and movie soundtracks - for background when I am writing or working in my studio. I am very eclectic in my tastes so stopping to change CDs or swap out music on my computer is disruptive at best. I also spend a great deal of time at home and there isn't an available radio signal so I miss out on current music.

Pandora has opened worlds for us...

I have found more new music in the last couple of weeks, obscure groups that I would never have found, than I have in the last several years. I would think Pandora would be a boost to music sales elsewhere; we have been picking up CDs for the new artists we have found here like crazy in stores and on iTunes.

My whole family enjoys Pandora now and I cannot thank you enough for what it means to us. Keep up the good work, we are behind you and we are helping to protect what you have created here...

Thank you.

I almost can't believe it's true that such a station as Pandora exists! I tell all my music loving friends your website. The work day is more better. New artists have a great forum.

Dear Pandora crew,

Thank you for making drugs even better.

Tom

Pandora is the best makes my day and night love it. easy to use enjoy it all times very clear wish i had found it early.

Man, oh, man. With each passing week I continue to be amazed at the power of music - the world's most universal meeting place. Thanks to everyone here for the great support (not just of Pandora, but of eachother) - and thanks for amazing list you put together, Keith. We're sinking our teeth into it as we speak...

It continues to be a great pleasure to correspond with all of you. Don't worry, with the kind of public support we've been getting there's no way Pandora we'll be stopped...

Cheers to all you. Tim (Founder)

This is a wonderful radio station. I listen to it every time I get on the internet. I could listen to it forever. Thank you for Pandora.
John R

Thanks to all of you may we never know A day "The day that the music died" if we do we shall all hear "The sounds of silence"!

I love Pandora!!! i can just listen to music with no commercials! its Awesome! thanks!

you guys at pandora are wicked awesome and are great at what you do. nobody should ever try to take a good thing such as pandora away, its just not right. Keep it up!!!!!

I love your radio station I would like to know where your station is location is in the US and your call letters.
Thanks:
Terry Lee Boyce

Tim and crew,

Great work! If there is any way I can ever help, let me know. If you ever need to come lobby the FCC or the music publishers here in Nashville, let me know and I'll gladly put you guys up.

In the meanwhile, I'll definitely subscribe and will start saving up to put in a sound system from one of your partners. Pandora in every room. What bliss.

Keith, thanks for your service. Please come home safe.

Oh, one more thing: I read the FAQ concering classical pieces. How's that coming? I'm a big fan of choral pieces like Arvo Pärt's "Te Deum".

thanks for this station and the good music

Just wanted to say I love Pandora. I was in the Navy for 4 years, stationed in Japan for 3 and half of those. My Fiance and I would listen to all different kinds of internet radio. It was good because I could here new stuff coming out that I wouldn't have been exposed to in Japan, and my fiance was Japanese, so it was so much easier for her to find music she liked via internet radio, because she could grab the artist / album / song name. She liked what they were playing in the clubs there, but you can't go up to the DJ every song and ask him what he's playing. I have gone out and bought CD's of bands I've heard on internet radio. I love Pandora's format, and how you guys link similar artist and songs. I've been playing guitar for more than a decade, and I am still amazed at how you guys do it. I was kind of at loss when the internet radio menu from Windows Media Player disappeared, then I found Pandora, I would really hate to see Pandora disappear as well. Being a musician myself, I can see their point of view, and I feel for them, but I think internet radio helps sells CD's, because if the CD is good enough, people will buy it, I think that's in where the problem lies, most CD's only have 1 or 2 decent songs on them, and 1 or 2 songs is not worth the price of a CD. Anyways, I've rambled long enough, I just wanted to say I applaud you guys here at Pandora, and hope you guys can keep streaming free internet radio.

I am a new Pandora listener and I fell really excited about the music I hear on the site. It's a really intense mix of new and old music, whatever or whoever you want to listen to. I LOVE IT!!!!

Your streaming system - station - whatever it is, has whisked me away on a journey through trance unparalleled by anything I've heard before. To put it simply, Pandora is an eargasm! Thanks to everyone involved in creating this ingenious system, keep up the good work :D

The music industry's behaviour concerning internet distribution has been absolutely disgraceful. Here's one example: my cousin, who's in the industry but not one of the parasites attempting to suck it dry, tells me that artists will see about an eighth of what you pay for a track at a certain popular online store. With the millions that must be made from online stores and the other various distribution methods, most of which involve depriving the artists, how in the hell can they demand sites like Pandora to cough up thousands more? (I've got my theories but I don't want this site in the hot water for my opinions.)

I can only hope the issue is thrown open by governments of other countries sooner rather than later, as the site has at the time of writing now blocked access to listeners outside the US, except "in a few countries" (with DMCA-esque laws in place?).

Finally, a note to the developers: surely it would be very easy for an international citizen to spoof a US zip code, which then gives anyone outside the States access to the services? Wouldn't this potentially violate some law or another? I suggest you look into this, we can't afford to lose such a revelation in music as yourselves.

Tim,
Have been listening to Pandora for a few years now.

I am anxiously waiting to see what happens with legislation. I can't imagine not having feasible access to music I would never otherwise find.

I would love to buy a system for bigger sound in the house.

Thanks for all the hard work and best of luck.

How Dare you! Of all the thing's you say and support Edit and alter my word's the statement of the day before is a gross misrepresentation of my statement and I did share thoughs sentiment's till you so rudely changed my comment's SHAME on YOU and YOUR'S.
SHAME PLEASE REMOVE MY VOUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OR CORECT YOUR MISSTATEMENT OF MY WORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As Before Fix it or remove my statement of support!
Posted by: Rick Foisel at August 19, 2007 02:53 PM

I love Pandora!!! i can just listen to music with no commercials! its Awesome! thanks!
Is nothing like the message that I sent you!!! >:-[

I didn't think it was possible for someone so close to the music industry, regardless of genre or demographic, to find much more new music, but I have, thanks to Pandora. Some of it is just older stuff from people I already like. However, some of it is brand new to me. This station is art unto itself and deeply appreciated. The only three albums that I have not seen here that I know exist are Beautiful Creatures debut on Warner Brothers, either of the Spread Eagle cds on MCA and the Sea Hags on Chrysalis. All four were five star reviews in Kerrang, just ill timed or marketed incorrectly. I'm certain Joe Leste would be the first to acknowledge the importance of timing.

I just spent my birthday listening to Pandora.com and I must say it really makes any day that much better. I heard songs I would not hear anywhere else because the songs were from the 70s and it took me back to when I was a kid.

It burns me to no end that groups of people want to control what people listen to by demanding ungodly amounts of money just to play them..... That form of mind control is despicable not to mention evil..... Keep up the great work!!!!

I sincerely hope, wish, genuflect, bow, salute, wink, and any number of respectful things that I can do to all of you that are making Pandora stay what it is. I hope my 2 cents helps as well.
THANK YOU. Music is my life and I can't have Congress or the money suckers take that away. Rock on and on and on and on.

Hi Richard,

The attribution for comments shows up BELOW the comment, not above. You original comment was:

'Thanks to all of you may we never know A day "The day that the music died" if we do we shall all hear "The sounds of silence"!'

What you quote above was actually the commentjust below yours and was posted by someone named Kimber Spackman.

Very happy to delete any of your comments if you'd like. Just wanted to let you know that we'd never edit your words in our comments section.

Tom
CTO @ Pandora