A PETITION TO STOP MONOPOLIZATION OF RADIO AIRPLAY BY THE MAJOR RECORD LABLES AND RADIO NETWORKS , AND TO FORCE BMI TO PAY UNPAID ROYALTIES

"bluegrass fan"

"as a d j on Kote radio i play only the old time artist and any artist out there now who I don't think get's a fair deal on normal radio if you play or write in the old way you get all the help I can give you, it's time for the money boy's to get out of th"

"Unfair Musical Monopily!"

"STOP MONOPOLIZATION"

"Mark Collier and Johnny Collier, both artists, BMI songwriters and owners of MMG Records, are in full agreement with the contents of this petition. It's our opinion traditional country music and the royalties owed it's artists have been placed on the back"

"I learned to write country music by listening to country music legends. My teachers no longer get the airplay they deserve. Interesting that the genre which used to be "California Rock" is now embraced by the country artists and country radio. John Mellan"

"We are All for this, Thank you"

"FREE AMERICAN RADIO FROM BIG MONEY!!!"

"i get so sick of listening to top 40's music OVER & OVER & OVER that i rarely even turn on my radio anymore, i prefer listening to my CD's so i dont have to hear repeats over & over on the radio. There's some very talented musicians out there "

"I'm a professional songwriter and decided to switch my membership to ASCAP due to unpaid royalties from BMI."

"We need this pay for play thing to stop,Indy's can't afford to shell out the money,gift's and retory that the majors can and no one should half to , it is a dominating thing to put the Indy out."