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- J4k3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16This is *****! Who the ***** do the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board think they are? The Internet should remain free from all this crap!
- kynphan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14I can't live without DI.fm. I Digg it!
- rayishu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10I agree, if DI.fm goes down because of this ***** that its on
- del13r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6It just doesn't make sense, whenever I listen to Di.fm i tend to write down tracks that I like and then go and buy them so I can play them at full quality whenever I want. Theyre helping the record companies, not hurting them, and now they want to charge them for doing it. It stinks!
- del13r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Watch the music sales drop when they do this. Theyre not getting any more money off of me.
- robheb123, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4The same way RIAA missed the boat on MP3s and p2p technology as a marketing tool, the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board is killing the goose that laid the golden egg. These people seriously need to get a clue. Alienating users serves no one; least of all the copyright holders. If the material isn't being broadcast, no royalties accrue. How hard is this to figure out?
- Aharoni, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Seeing how most of the trance music is created outside of the US, Digitally Imported should simply go offshore and stop playing the music of American artists. It wouldn't be that much of a blow to their play list size anyways.
- weareallzombies, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4The same thing is true for my father, even. For the longest time he hadn't been interested in buying new CDs, he just didn't have the energy to go to the record store any more. Then, when he got an iPod to transfer all of his old CDs over, he started listening to DI.fm's ambient stations throughout the day. Now, nearly two years after purchasing the iPod and listening to netradio like DI.fm, RadioIoAmbient, and HBR1, he's purchased upwards of $3000 worth of new music that he would have never known about prior to this -- artists like Shpongle, Tripswitch, Deep Dive Corp, so on and so forth.
Perhaps the reason they're more concerned with getting fees from netradio is more the fact that a large portion of these stations play music THEY find interesting, music that's out of the normal RIAA-approved boxes, music from a decent cross-section of indie record labels. Every time someone buys a song or an album from one of those companies, that's money that's not going into the RIAA's pocket. No wonder they're trying to stifle it. - WolfwoodX, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Yeah, I just bought 25 songs from Beatport today, all of which I first listened to on Digitally Imported.
But what I don't understand is how this law applies to all music. For instance, Armin Van Burren has a radio show on DI called A State of Trance, and even advertises and endorses it on his own website. But according to this law, DI must now pay royalties to some company in America, that will give the money to Armada (Armin's Record Company). But the thing is, Armada is a European company. How is it that, even against the will of the artist, American internet radio stations must pay royalties? Looking at it, it seems that someone has found a way to become rich as hell off other peoples works, and screw everyone in the process. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3DI.fm is like a drug. Without it, I will do bad things and so will others. Therefore, ban the RIAA to keep us under control.
- bctrainers, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Since this was on DI.fm, I might as well digg this. It's pretty sad at what the music industry has became over the past years and what now might be the end of the digital music era.
- bcmartin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3This is pure crap. I've already sent an e-mail to my congressmen here in Wyoming. I've been listening to Internet radio for years and this would be a travesty to see some of my favorites disappear because of idiots in government making unreasonable demands in regards to the royalties they must pay. I'm hoping a resolution can be found like last time.
- Drakazz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3*****...
[sarcasm]America's government are truly democratic.[/sarcasm] - apurvmk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I feel it is a really sad thing to do. Unfortunately, living outside the US, I cannot even sign the petition, which is getting me even more angry. Ther should be something I should be able to do.
- Skytrancer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2If they close DI, I'm gonna kill'em all! Because then we've got no place anymore where we can listen to normal music. With all those *****' laws they're simply about to prescribe us what to listen and what not. Who gave them right for this? I can still decide it by myself, what I listen to and where, and they must shut up their *****' mouths! *****.
- rh1n0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Can't go without my internet radio. I don't have enough music singles to keep me going the rest of my life, this sucks.
Dig dig dig. :) - ilovedi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I too listen to Digital Imported and I have brought loads of Tracks / CDs / Vinyls as a direct result of listing to them on the radio. If it hadn’t of been for DI, I most probably would never have heard them, and hence, never of purchased them. Internet radio is a good thing, not a bad thing. What RIAA is doing makes no sense!
- .Steven, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Lol, there is no "Relations" in PR when you are talking about the RIAA.
- STOSubspace, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Not good at all. Why is it that terrestrial radio is exempt and not internet broadcasting? Because of a little known loophole in the laws. Well if internet radio has to pay, then so should terrestrial broadcasters. Or just change it back to everyone plays it for free. Because if they are worried about someone recording it...then they should realize that you can just as easily record radio. They even make FM Tuner cards for your PC...
The internet shouldn't be taxed. And neither should internet broadcasters. Internet broadcasters are performing a vital service to the music industry by playing music that would otherwise not be played on terrestrial stations. And how do they reward you for doing this for them? By making you pay a per performance tax. *****! - .Steven, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"It just doesn't make sense, whenever I listen to Di.fm i tend to write down tracks that I like and then go and buy them so I can play them at full quality whenever I want. Theyre helping the record companies, not hurting them, and now they want to charge them for doing it. It stinks!"
Same here. - cbartlett, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I thought monopolies were illegal. Isn't that what this is? Once organization setting price for all music? How competitive is that?
- Sharik, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I do not think that increasing fees will solve anything, because whoever is trying to push through this evil legislation, will not stop until internet radio is completely wiped. Completely :/
- david1978pdx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3DON'T JUST SIGN DI.fm's PETITION! SIGN EVERY "SAVE INTERNET RADIO" PETITION YOU CAN!!!
- v678f, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
worst comes to the worst ill have to clean the dust of the olde bittorent client and make sure RIAA suck it! - UnrealOK, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I love DI radio... My big love, ever since y 2000
- RocketGib, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This is total crap. Many independent artists depend on Internet Radio to promote their stuff! Mainstream FM radio is already clogged up with so much crap. For example, Beyonce's record label pretty much bought out the Billboard Top 100 list for somewhere around 7-8 weeks earlier this year. Total bs! Internet Radio is "Irreplacable"
- GabrielS, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Has this made the frontpage yet?
- thehype2049, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2***** this, i need DI.fm
- toyotee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"SAVE INTERNET RADIO" . This is all I listen to di.fm. I don't buy CD's from music stores. I buy all my music from di.fm. This is the best radio station in the WORLD. These other radio stations play a bunch of crap. Who wants to listen to JAY Z or Beyonce four times on the same hour. Satellite radio cannot compare. Don't get me wrong they play good music. But di.fm blows any of them out of the water. It's like a Ford Escort racing a Nissian Skyliner. The other radio stations will never win. This why we and di.fm need to help save the radio station."GOVERMENT PLEASE LET THE RADIO STATION KEEP PLAYING THERE MUSIC IT NOT HURTING ANYBODY".
- fffizzz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I would be seriously depressed if I lost my di!!!
- 6ixed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The whole copyright and patent system is ***** up. Two man corporations and patent trolling companies are taking advantage of the system and abusing it (remember the blackberry patent suit?). The government pretty much takes away most of the revenue earned by the patent/copyright departments, leaving it with a meager annual budget to hire any extra qualified persons to review the submissions...and that leaves the idiots to run the show.
Pretty soon one of these days somebody will figure out how to patent your ass, slap a digital tattoo on your left butt cheek and patent/copyright your ass...and forbid you to take a dump using it. - rtanger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Wait, did I read that right? SoundExchange and the RIAA will be collecting royalties on music that DOESN'T EVEN BELONG TO THEM?! Somebody please tell me that I'm mistaken on this. Nothing about this makes sense. Yet another result of agencies collapsing to corporate pressure while decisions about the internet are made by a panel of geriatric old people so out of touch with technology that they somehow thought this was a good idea.
I'm mortified. - thomasg1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is all about the money, and it's the only thing the greedy BAST*RDS understand. The best way to fight back is to act like a capitalist. My prediction:
1 - There will be no reaction from anyone in Government and the royalty plan will go into effect as scheduled.
2 - Some entrepneurs will realize the money to be made, and will open several hosting servers for media overseas. They will offer an anonymous webcasting client for uploading content, and people will startup pirate stations around the world.
3 - After several years of NO royalties (or taxes) from this medium, the RIAA, SoundExchange, and the Government will propose more bogus legislation intended to bring everyone back to the table for a "reasonable" royaly plan.
4 - Too late!!! Everybody's now happy with the new way of doing things!!!!
By the way...how will this plan affect Sirius and XM who also broadcast on the web????? - JimoUK, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This would be pretty sad if this was to happen...
Ive been listing to DI.fm for years now, the radio stream helps producers get word out on there new songs/albums, it doesn't hurt them at all. There's a reason why producers do live mixes on the streams.
I cannot live without DI.FM radio, save the streams! - Soulrhyder, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1ya nee governments and there moneymaking schemes at least give us cybercrawlers some peace of mind ass oles we came here to get away from u guys in the first place. LEAVE US ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- chrisbren, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2It's a sad day indeed
- bunnny, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1HELLO GUYS ACROSS THE WORLD,LET'S UNITE AND FIND OUT A WAY TO HELP DIGITALLY IMPORTED RADIO !!!
THIS RADIO IS IN TOP 10 ELECTRONIC MUSIC WORLD WIDE WEB RADIOS!!! DO NOT ALLOW TO BURIED IT !!!
IT IS NOT JUST RADIO......OUR GENERATIONS LIVE !!!
I SUGGEST TO THE OWNERS OF THE DI.FM, TOO TO OPEN (BUILT-IN DI.FM HUGE BANNER) A SEPARATE FORUM WEBSITE WHERE WE ALL CAN GIVE IDEAS,SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS HOW TO SUCCEED THIS AMAZING RADIO.YOU CAN MAKE IT PAY-PER-CLICK GOOGLE IT,EVEN...AND ALL THE MONEY TO GO TO -SAVE DI.FM FUND- ...............I WILL CLICK WITH PLEASURE...........THOUSAND TIMES ;)
I LOVE YOU !!! - chanchai, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1How can I help you from out of USA ?
- surfgun, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Just relocate to another country!
The US lose out, tax wise!
In the UK they had to get rid of betting tax cos betting was going offshore!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1016173.stm - Aserone, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1No way.. Can't loose all the great alternative radio stations.. *****!
- iluvit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Hahaha, the Government is so stupid it's not even funny.
Who elected all these idiots? These people know nothing about business, or generating revenue for the country.
The Music Industry is a joke, the top guys are idiots, and keep shooting themselves in the foot.'
I hope Hollywood and MTV go bankrupt. It'd be hilarious, nobody cares about those artists/actors. - adwsail, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16ixed, they already have... most all of your genes have already been patented...
- acenamaradadifm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1OLÁ from Portugal!
Me and my friends often listen to the great internet radio DI.FM
I listen to it everyday at work. I just can't believe they will shut it down...
If it happens, it will be a shame. We must unite and fight for the freedom of at least the internet...
FIGHT THE SYSTEM!!!
Congratulations to all DI.FM - Str1der, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Me too ....
- medulla, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1this is pretty lame... DI has defiantly done its part in improving record sales... I often find new artists and DJ's on DI, and go and buy their stuff... there is no need to ruin this...
- r3vld, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Dear Robert :
Thank you for contacting me concerning recent action by the Copyright Royalty Board's policies toward internet radio. I am honored to have the opportunity to respond to you on such a pressing issue.
Recently, music listeners have started using the internet to access radio stations causing disputes between internet radio companies and copyright regulators. In your letter you expressed a concern for the Copyright Royalty Board's decision to raise royalties for internet radio stations. As you may already know, the recording industry is using its music licensing arm SoundExhange to increase copyright fees, which could push all but major competitors out of business, encourage consolidation and limit competition. The Copyright Royalty Board recently ruled to charge one tenth of 1 cent every time a song is played online. Currently, National Public Radio and other internet radio providers are petitioning the board to reconsider. Please be assured, should legislation regarding this issue be considered by the full House during the 110 th Congress, I will be sure to keep your views in mind.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please do not hesitate to do so in the future on this or any other matter of concern to you. Also, I encourage you to visit my website at http://davidscott.house.gov, where you can view the latest news and obtain information on issues and legislation that is important to you. You can also sign up for my electronic newsletter, and receive periodic updates on my activities as your Representative in Washington
Sincerely,
David Scott
Member of Congress - Covecchio, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1just relocate to ireland or something if this ***** happens
- ardon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1thought uk gov was the worse penny pinching ***** but seems they got competition....
- Nethemas, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Our politicians like campaign contributions; the Electronic Frontier Foundation could always use funding to retain its legal team; and I'm also quite certain that the dissemination of information regarding the benefits of Internet radio to the American economy would all be quite helpful.
The only thing that I ask an "American" is that your activities maintain a measure of intelligence. Nothing will turn off our stodgy politicians like than disrespectful expressions of youth. - SolInvictus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2It's just sad that people don't care enough to save internet radio.
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