NO INTERNET RADIO FOR YOU! ONE DAY!

So, yup the Internet Radio Day of Silence is in full effect. The above image taken from Rhapsody's page.

Yahoo is sending people to SaveNetRadio.org.

KCRW is interrupting programing to discuss Copyright Royalty with:

• Mike Riksen: Vice President for Government Relations, National Public Radio
• Kurt Hanson: Publisher of RAIN, the Radio and Internet Newsletter
• Tim Westergren: Founder of Pandora.com
• Caryn Mathes: General Manager of WAMU, American University Radio
• Ian Rogers: CEO of Yahoo! Music
• Ted Leibowitz: Music Director of BAGeL Radio
• Johnny Floater: General Manager of Media, Live365.com

And across the net, hundreds of other stations are silent or running PSA's. I'm hoping there is some positive outcome from this.
I have to say this is one of the best put together online protests I've ever seen.

Internet radio to go silent on June 26!

I wholeheartedly support efforts like these. It just sucks that in today's age, no one seems to care that much. A small minority will fight tooth and claw, a larger minority will support the cause if it doesn't inconvenience them TOO much, and the vast majority will go "MY TEH INTARWEBS DON'T WORK, I will just have to spend MORE money on a service with less benefit!".

Maybe I'm a cynic, but kudos to KCRW for stepping up. I'm related to a show producer there, and our Agency has a great working relationship with quite a bit of the talent.



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