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Future of Digital Music in Doubt

Posted by michael on from the ever-since-the-riaa-got-involved dept.

mlknowle writes: "NPR has an excellent article about the growing trend of 'real' radio stations abandoning streaming media due to concerns about advertising, royalties, and (you guessed it) the DMCA. Basically, stations are finding that web streaming isn't increasing their listener base, but is increasing their costs. It's a good read (or listen.)" Meanwhile, there's a study circulating saying that people don't and won't purchase heavily restricted music online at higher prices for a less useful item. This is apparently a revelation to the music industry.

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  1. This is the... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
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  5. Re:when will they get it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    If I knew all the legal bull-crap, do you think I'd be actually writing stuff like the above and working in the computer industry? NOOO! I'd be out working for radio stations and litigating people into oblivion with all my wonderful lawyer skillz, and making sure I got paid craploads to do it. Shut up.