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Can Internet Radio Survive?

Posted by timothy on from the tough-row-to-hoe dept.

curunir writes: "Salon is running an interesting interview with the program manager for the internet radio station, SomaFM. He discusses some of the effects of the recent CARP recommendations (previously discussed on /. here). We all know the DMCA is bad, but this seems to be a particularly good example of where its broad nature is curbing reasonable web uses."

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  1. Re:The answer by GafTheHorseInTears · · Score: 0, Funny

    Sure, you could broadcast from outside the US; but that means you'd be stealing from American companies, and we'd have to come over there and bomb your ass.

    Hey, if we do it for the oil companies, we can do it for Disney.

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  2. Re:Why Internet Radio? by nameinuse2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not to mention, eventually computers will just cost $2.25.

    if things go the way they seem to be you won't be able to buy a computer, but you might be able to buy an SSSCA/CDBWHATEVERITSCALLEDNOW crippled webradio-a-tron for $2.25*

    *initial outlay only, music available to approved applicants.

  3. Re:Internet radio was already in trouble... by dimator · · Score: 4, Funny

    the reality is that the vast majority of people [even some /. readers] spend time away from their computers.

    away from... wait, wait, I can do it... my... computer ?!? You mean, like with a wireless keyboard and mouse, right?

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  4. A CARP by any other name still smells like ... by sporktoast · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel, a body appointed by the U.S. Copyright Office, ruled on Feb. 20 that under the DMCA, [...]
    Now really, how disingenuous! Are they aribtrating copyrights? NO. The terms of the copyrights are already set in law. What they are arbitrating is the royalties to be paid on copyrighted material.
    But I guess they wouldn't want to just come right out and call it what we all know it actually is.

    CRAP.

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