news.com.com — If you depend on the sounds of Internet radio to get you through your workday, don't be surprised if your headphones pipe out little more than dead air next Tuesday.In protest of the elevated royalty fees Webcasters are poised to begin owing to the record industry next month,
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cdkleinJun 21, 2007
I was worried when I read this article title that they were being shut down for good. I think it's a really interesting idea to get listeners attention.
philterJun 22, 2007
Just wait. Soon we'll need a written letter of permission and a Federal escort to watch a movie in our own homes.
carpespasmJun 22, 2007
I'd say that once they start using their agreement to "properly" compensate the artists as an excuse to excise money from people who may or may not have ever decided to buy anything from them, it becomes part of our business.
bamborzledJun 22, 2007
"purchase DRM infected, low-bitrate MP3s also at an absurd price."MP3s can't be infected with DRM. You're looking for AACs or WMAs.
quick1Jun 23, 2007
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drinkgreenJun 23, 2007
Its called Social Security. Government takes money out of your check and you get it back in doses IF you live to 65. When they made the law, average age was 50 something. Basically it was free money.
rdomanski1Jun 27, 2007
Now that the "day of silence" has taken place, here's another Digg article on why it failed in its cyberactivist goals. <a class="user" href="http://digg.com/political_opinion/Cyberactivism_and_Why_the_Webcasters_Day_of_Silence_Failed">http://digg.com/political_opinion/Cyberactivism_and_Why_the_Webcasters_Day_of_Silence_Failed</a>