Act Now : Take a Stand for Musicians & Fans: Stop the UMG-EMI Merger

Most recent activity: UMG/EMI

Digital distribution of music has changed the way we experience music and leveled the playing field for major labels, independent labels, and unsigned artists. Despite this shift in music sales from physical to digital media, the major record labels have continued to dominate the music market.

Now, major record label Universal Music Group (UMG) is attempting to acquire another major label, EMI, and take possession of all its recorded music libraries. This would result in one company controlling more than 40% of the music market and shrink the number of major labels from four to three.

That type of market power could raise prices, stifle independent labels and unsigned artists, reduce competition for music, and stunt the growth of innovation in the music industry.

The proposed UMG-EMI merger is bad for consumers, bad for musicians, and bad for the market. We must urge antitrust regulators to reject the merger. Please speak out for the future of the music industry. Sign this petition calling for the rejection of the merger to the Federal Trade Commission and antitrust committees in the U.S. House and Senate.

Greetings,

Major record label Universal Music Group (UMG) is attempting to acquire another major label, EMI, and take possession of all its recorded music libraries. This would result in one company controlling more than 40% of the music market and shrink the number of major labels from four to three. That type of market power could raise prices, stifle independent labels and unsigned artists, reduce competition for music, and stunt the growth of innovation in the music industry.

The proposed UMG-EMI merger is bad for consumers, bad for musicians, and bad for the market. I urge you to reject the merger.

Sincerely,

stdClass Object ( [nid] => 6954 [type] => webform [language] => [uid] => 3459 [status] => 1 [created] => 1340056550 [changed] => 1360797156 [comment] => 0 [promote] => 0 [moderate] => 0 [sticky] => 0 [tnid] => 0 [translate] => 0 [vid] => 7016 [revision_uid] => 3459 [title] => Take a Stand for Musicians & Fans: Stop the UMG-EMI Merger [body] =>

Digital distribution of music has changed the way we experience music and leveled the playing field for major labels, independent labels, and unsigned artists. Despite this shift in music sales from physical to digital media, the major record labels have continued to dominate the music market.

Now, major record label Universal Music Group (UMG) is attempting to acquire another major label, EMI, and take possession of all its recorded music libraries. This would result in one company controlling more than 40% of the music market and shrink the number of major labels from four to three.

That type of market power could raise prices, stifle independent labels and unsigned artists, reduce competition for music, and stunt the growth of innovation in the music industry.

The proposed UMG-EMI merger is bad for consumers, bad for musicians, and bad for the market. We must urge antitrust regulators to reject the merger. Please speak out for the future of the music industry. Sign this petition calling for the rejection of the merger to the Federal Trade Commission and antitrust committees in the U.S. House and Senate.

Greetings,

Major record label Universal Music Group (UMG) is attempting to acquire another major label, EMI, and take possession of all its recorded music libraries. This would result in one company controlling more than 40% of the music market and shrink the number of major labels from four to three. That type of market power could raise prices, stifle independent labels and unsigned artists, reduce competition for music, and stunt the growth of innovation in the music industry.

The proposed UMG-EMI merger is bad for consumers, bad for musicians, and bad for the market. I urge you to reject the merger.

Sincerely,

[log] => [revision_timestamp] => 1360797156 [format] => 7 [name] => Katy Tasker [picture] => files/pictures/picture-3459.png [data] => a:6:{s:7:"contact";i:0;s:15:"googleanalytics";a:1:{s:6:"custom";i:1;}s:14:"picture_delete";i:0;s:14:"picture_upload";s:0:"";s:13:"form_build_id";s:37:"form-66da78a3d68000723cc608f250b717de";s:14:"wysiwyg_status";a:1:{i:7;i:7;}} [path] => clone-tell-old-media-keep-their-hands-out-your-dvr [field_act_now_image] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [view] => ) ) [print_display] => 0 [print_display_comment] => 0 [print_display_urllist] => 0 [print_mail_display] => 0 [print_mail_display_comment] => 0 [print_mail_display_urllist] => 0 [print_pdf_display] => 0 [print_pdf_display_comment] => 0 [print_pdf_display_urllist] => 0 [webform] => Array ( [nid] => 6954 [confirmation] =>

Thank you for taking action on this important issue!

Check back on InternetBlueprint.org for updates.

[confirmation_format] => 7 [redirect_url] => [status] => 1 [block] => 0 [teaser] => 0 [allow_draft] => 0 [auto_save] => 0 [submit_notice] => 1 [submit_text] => [submit_limit] => 5 [submit_interval] => -1 [record_exists] => 1 [roles] => Array ( [0] => 1 [1] => 2 ) [emails] => Array ( ) [components] => Array ( [12] => Array ( [nid] => 6954 [cid] => 12 [form_key] => fieldgroup [name] => Fieldgroup [type] => fieldset [value] => [extra] => Array ( [title_display] => none [private] => 0 [collapsible] => 0 [collapsed] => 0 [conditional_operator] => = [description] => [conditional_component] => [conditional_values] => ) [mandatory] => 0 [pid] => 0 [weight] => 28 [page_num] => 1 ) [1] => Array ( [nid] => 6954 [cid] => 1 [form_key] => first_name [name] => First Name [type] => textfield [value] => [extra] => Array ( [title_display] => 0 [disabled] => 0 [unique] => 0 [conditional_operator] => = [width] => [maxlength] => [field_prefix] => [field_suffix] => [description] => [attributes] => Array ( ) [private] => [conditional_component] => [conditional_values] => ) [mandatory] => 1 [pid] => 12 [weight] => 31 [page_num] => 1 ) [2] => Array ( [nid] => 6954 [cid] => 2 [form_key] => last_name [name] => Last Name [type] => textfield [value] => [extra] => Array ( [title_display] => 0 [disabled] => 0 [unique] => 0 [conditional_operator] => = [width] => [maxlength] => [field_prefix] => [field_suffix] => [description] => [attributes] => Array ( ) [private] => [conditional_component] => [conditional_values] => ) [mandatory] => 1 [pid] => 12 [weight] => 32 [page_num] => 1 ) [13] => Array ( [nid] => 6954 [cid] => 13 [form_key] => email [name] => Email [type] => email [value] => [extra] => Array ( [title_display] => before [private] => 0 [disabled] => 0 [unique] => 0 [conditional_operator] => = [width] => [description] => [attributes] => Array ( ) [conditional_component] => [conditional_values] => ) [mandatory] => 1 [pid] => 12 [weight] => 33 [page_num] => 1 ) [14] => Array ( [nid] => 6954 [cid] => 14 [form_key] => subscribe_to_our_email_newsletter [name] => Subscribe to our email newsletter [type] => select [value] => [extra] => Array ( [items] => subscribe|Subscribe [multiple] => 1 [title_display] => inline [private] => 0 [aslist] => 0 [optrand] => 0 [conditional_operator] => = [other_option] => [other_text] => Other... [description] => [custom_keys] => [options_source] => [conditional_component] => [conditional_values] => ) [mandatory] => 0 [pid] => 12 [weight] => 34 [page_num] => 1 ) [3] => Array ( [nid] => 6954 [cid] => 3 [form_key] => street [name] => Street [type] => textfield [value] => [extra] => Array ( [title_display] => 0 [disabled] => 0 [unique] => 0 [conditional_operator] => = [width] => [maxlength] => [field_prefix] => [field_suffix] => [description] => [attributes] => Array ( ) [private] => [conditional_component] => [conditional_values] => ) [mandatory] => 0 [pid] => 12 [weight] => 35 [page_num] => 1 ) [4] => Array ( [nid] => 6954 [cid] => 4 [form_key] => city [name] => City [type] => textfield [value] => [extra] => Array ( [title_display] => 0 [disabled] => 0 [unique] => 0 [conditional_operator] => = [width] => [maxlength] => [field_prefix] => [field_suffix] => [description] => [attributes] => Array ( ) [private] => [conditional_component] => [conditional_values] => ) [mandatory] => 0 [pid] => 12 [weight] => 36 [page_num] => 1 ) [10] => Array ( [nid] => 6954 [cid] => 10 [form_key] => state [name] => State [type] => select [value] => [extra] => Array ( [items] => AL|Alabama AK|Alaska AS|American Samoa AZ|Arizona AR|Arkansas CA|California CO|Colorado CT|Connecticut DE|Delaware DC|District of Columbia FL|Florida GA|Georgia GU|Guam HI|Hawaii ID|Idaho IL|Illinois IN|Indiana IA|Iowa KS|Kansas KY|Kentucky LA|Louisiana ME|Maine MH|Marshall Islands MD|Maryland MA|Massachusetts MI|Michigan MN|Minnesota MS|Mississippi MO|Missouri MT|Montana NE|Nebraska NV|Nevada NH|New Hampshire NJ|New Jersey NM|New Mexico NY|New York NC|North Carolina ND|North Dakota MP|Northern Marianas Islands OH|Ohio OK|Oklahoma OR|Oregon PW|Palau PA|Pennsylvania PR|Puerto Rico RI|Rhode Island SC|South Carolina SD|South Dakota TN|Tennessee TX|Texas UT|Utah VT|Vermont VI|Virgin Islands VA|Virginia WA|Washington WV|West Virginia WI|Wisconsin WY|Wyoming [options_source] => united_states [multiple] => 0 [title_display] => 0 [aslist] => 1 [optrand] => 0 [conditional_operator] => = [other_option] => [other_text] => Other... [description] => [custom_keys] => [private] => [conditional_component] => [conditional_values] => ) [mandatory] => 0 [pid] => 12 [weight] => 37 [page_num] => 1 ) [11] => Array ( [nid] => 6954 [cid] => 11 [form_key] => zipcode [name] => Zipcode [type] => textfield [value] => [extra] => Array ( [title_display] => before [private] => 0 [width] => 5 [disabled] => 0 [unique] => 0 [conditional_operator] => = [maxlength] => [field_prefix] => [field_suffix] => [description] => [attributes] => Array ( ) [conditional_component] => [conditional_values] => ) [mandatory] => 1 [pid] => 12 [weight] => 38 [page_num] => 1 ) [15] => Array ( [nid] => 6954 [cid] => 15 [form_key] => country [name] => Country [type] => textfield [value] => [extra] => Array ( [title_display] => before [private] => 0 [disabled] => 0 [unique] => 0 [conditional_operator] => = [width] => [maxlength] => [field_prefix] => [field_suffix] => [description] => [attributes] => Array ( ) [conditional_component] => [conditional_values] => ) [mandatory] => 1 [pid] => 12 [weight] => 39 [page_num] => 1 ) ) ) [last_comment_timestamp] => 1340056550 [last_comment_name] => [comment_count] => 0 [taxonomy] => Array ( [335] => stdClass Object ( [tid] => 335 [vid] => 5 [name] => UMG/EMI [description] => [weight] => 0 ) ) [files] => Array ( ) [page_title] => [nodewords] => Array ( [abstract] => Array ( [value] => ) [canonical] => Array ( [value] => ) [copyright] => Array ( [value] => ) [dc.contributor] => Array ( [value] => ) [dc.creator] => Array ( [value] => ) [dc.date] => Array ( [value] => Array ( [month] => 10 [day] => 7 [year] => 2011 ) ) [dc.title] => Array ( [value] => ) [description] => Array ( [value] => ) [keywords] => Array ( [value] => ) [location] => Array ( [latitude] => [longitude] => ) [pics-label] => Array ( [value] => ) [revisit-after] => Array ( [value] => 1 ) [robots] => Array ( [value] => Array ( [noarchive] => 0 [nofollow] => 0 [noindex] => 0 [noodp] => 0 [nosnippet] => 0 [noydir] => 0 ) [use_default] => 0 ) ) [build_mode] => 0 [readmore] => 1 [content] => Array ( [print_links] => Array ( [#weight] => -101 [#suffix] => [#value] => [#prefix] => [#title] => [#description] => [#printed] => 1 ) [field_act_now_image] => Array ( [#type_name] => webform [#context] => full [#field_name] => field_act_now_image [#post_render] => Array ( [0] => content_field_wrapper_post_render ) [#weight] => -4 [field] => Array ( [#description] => [items] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [#formatter] => podcast_image_default [#node] => stdClass Object *RECURSION* [#type_name] => webform [#field_name] => field_act_now_image [#weight] => 0 [#theme] => imagecache_formatter_podcast_image_default [#item] => Array ( [#delta] => 0 ) [#title] => [#description] => [#theme_used] => 1 [#printed] => 1 [#type] => [#value] => [#prefix] => [#suffix] => ) [#title] => [#description] => [#printed] => 1 ) [#single] => 1 [#attributes] => Array ( ) [#required] => [#parents] => Array ( ) [#tree] => [#context] => full [#page] => 1 [#field_name] => field_act_now_image [#title] => Act Now Image [#access] => 1 [#label_display] => hidden [#teaser] => [#node] => stdClass Object *RECURSION* [#type] => content_field [#printed] => 1 ) [#title] => [#description] => [#printed] => 1 ) [body] => Array ( [#weight] => -3 [#value] =>

Digital distribution of music has changed the way we experience music and leveled the playing field for major labels, independent labels, and unsigned artists. Despite this shift in music sales from physical to digital media, the major record labels have continued to dominate the music market.

Now, major record label Universal Music Group (UMG) is attempting to acquire another major label, EMI, and take possession of all its recorded music libraries. This would result in one company controlling more than 40% of the music market and shrink the number of major labels from four to three.

That type of market power could raise prices, stifle independent labels and unsigned artists, reduce competition for music, and stunt the growth of innovation in the music industry.

The proposed UMG-EMI merger is bad for consumers, bad for musicians, and bad for the market. We must urge antitrust regulators to reject the merger. Please speak out for the future of the music industry. Sign this petition calling for the rejection of the merger to the Federal Trade Commission and antitrust committees in the U.S. House and Senate.

Greetings,

Major record label Universal Music Group (UMG) is attempting to acquire another major label, EMI, and take possession of all its recorded music libraries. This would result in one company controlling more than 40% of the music market and shrink the number of major labels from four to three. That type of market power could raise prices, stifle independent labels and unsigned artists, reduce competition for music, and stunt the growth of innovation in the music industry.

The proposed UMG-EMI merger is bad for consumers, bad for musicians, and bad for the market. I urge you to reject the merger.

Sincerely,

[#title] => [#description] => [#printed] => 1 ) [webform] => Array ( [#weight] => -2 [#value] =>
[#title] => [#description] => [#printed] => 1 ) [#pre_render] => Array ( [0] => content_alter_extra_weights ) [#content_extra_fields] => Array ( [webform] => Array ( [label] => Webform [description] => Webform client form. [weight] => -2 ) [title] => Array ( [label] => Title [description] => Node module form. [weight] => -5 ) [body_field] => Array ( [label] => Body [description] => Node module form. [weight] => -3 [view] => body ) [revision_information] => Array ( [label] => Revision information [description] => Node module form. [weight] => 2 ) [author] => Array ( [label] => Authoring information [description] => Node module form. [weight] => -1 ) [options] => Array ( [label] => Publishing options [description] => Node module form. [weight] => 1 ) [comment_settings] => Array ( [label] => Comment settings [description] => Comment module form. [weight] => 3 ) [menu] => Array ( [label] => Menu settings [description] => Menu module form. [weight] => 4 ) [taxonomy] => Array ( [label] => Taxonomy [description] => Taxonomy module form. [weight] => -3 ) [path] => Array ( [label] => Path settings [description] => Path module form. [weight] => 0 ) [attachments] => Array ( [label] => File attachments [description] => Upload module form. [weight] => 30 [view] => files ) [itunes] => Array ( [label] => iTunes feed information [description] => iTunes specific information. [weight] => 0 ) [path_redirect] => Array ( [label] => URL redirects [description] => Path redirect module listing [weight] => 30 ) [print] => Array ( [label] => Printer, e-mail and PDF versions [description] => Print module form. [weight] => 5 ) [xmlsitemap] => Array ( [label] => XML sitemap [description] => XML sitemap module form [weight] => 30 ) [nodewords] => Array ( [label] => Meta tags [description] => Meta tags fieldset. [weight] => 10 ) ) [#title] => [#description] => [#children] =>

Digital distribution of music has changed the way we experience music and leveled the playing field for major labels, independent labels, and unsigned artists. Despite this shift in music sales from physical to digital media, the major record labels have continued to dominate the music market.

Now, major record label Universal Music Group (UMG) is attempting to acquire another major label, EMI, and take possession of all its recorded music libraries. This would result in one company controlling more than 40% of the music market and shrink the number of major labels from four to three.

That type of market power could raise prices, stifle independent labels and unsigned artists, reduce competition for music, and stunt the growth of innovation in the music industry.

The proposed UMG-EMI merger is bad for consumers, bad for musicians, and bad for the market. We must urge antitrust regulators to reject the merger. Please speak out for the future of the music industry. Sign this petition calling for the rejection of the merger to the Federal Trade Commission and antitrust committees in the U.S. House and Senate.

Greetings,

Major record label Universal Music Group (UMG) is attempting to acquire another major label, EMI, and take possession of all its recorded music libraries. This would result in one company controlling more than 40% of the music market and shrink the number of major labels from four to three. That type of market power could raise prices, stifle independent labels and unsigned artists, reduce competition for music, and stunt the growth of innovation in the music industry.

The proposed UMG-EMI merger is bad for consumers, bad for musicians, and bad for the market. I urge you to reject the merger.

Sincerely,

[#printed] => 1 ) [links] => Array ( ) )