[MLA] Our Change.org petition

[Bob Katz]

Guys. It's clear that we're getting nowhere fast. Ian and I have decided 
to go on our own to create and promote this petition. I hope you all 
will support it in your own ways and sign when it is published.

I am very sorry that the MLA has decided not to permit being the sponsor 
of this petition. I felt that this would give some cachet to the MLA. I 
am very sorry that some of you do not believe in the advocacy approach 
as much as I do --- because the time has come for action, not theory, 
not education, but motivating action.

We've been colleagues for a long time, through thick and thin. To any 
other MLA members who feel as strongly as we do and would like to sign 
on to this petition initiative, please write me privately and you are 
welcome to join our  separate group. I hope that we will move mountains 
and I hope you will cheer us on regardless of your choice.

The next plan of our mini group is to present the petition language to 
the ex-president and the current president of the AES. Both of them are 
extremely enthusiastic about this petition, and at least privately, I 
expect them to come on board. Perhaps due to their AES position they may 
not wish to be official members of the advocacy group, but at the very 
least they are on board with the principle, as are many of you already.

By the way, I've written a 1000 word Journal article to be published in 
the next Journal, if not already out. I haven't seen the Dec. edition 
and I think it's in there. It's about the AES Streaming loudness 
recommendations and includes a nice little kicker suggesting that the 
AES itself should devote some time to its promotion and advocacy. So 
even the Editor of the Journal is on board with the idea of advocacy!

Eelco, Ian and I have been working very hard to make this petition an 
inclusive approach. To be honest, I'm quite startled at some of the 
reactions I've seen here. However, I understand some of your wishes to 
maintain the MLA as an educational and informational organization. 
However, you know that I have proposed a petition numerous times and 
been voted down, and rightly so, because it was not time, not yet. But 
now that we have streaming as a dominant force, and a newly-minted 
"forever" streaming loudness war. It is now time to take stronger 
measures than just education.


Wish us well, please,





Bob.


P.S. I'm writing this on behalf of Ian who feels the same as I do. I am 
pretty sure Eelco also will go along so we can remain a group of three, 
but Eelco will have to tell us directly as I have not yet heard his 
feedback on this latest idea.




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