U.S. Court Denies Webcasters' Stay Petition

Michael Manoochehri writes "Reuters reports that a "federal appeals court has denied a petition by U.S. Internet radio stations seeking to delay a royalty rate hike due July 15 they say could kill the fledgling industry." This royalty rate hike, put forth by the US Copyright Royalty Board, will increase royalty rates for webcast music tremendously, in some cases to more per year than many webcasters bring in from revenue. Save Net Radio, a coalition of webcasters, is telling listeners that "We are appealing to the millions of Internet radio listeners out there, the webcasters they support and the artists and labels we treasure to rise up and make your voices heard again before this vibrant medium is silenced.""

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Re:What about regular radio?

[RightSaidFred99]

Umm.. You do know it's just music right? You're make believing that it's some super important thing and they're these horrible monopolies. Oh no, I can't listen to the latest Rhianna song! Save me, I only have dozens of free operating systems and several commercial operating systems to choose from! Save me from the bad monopolies!

The whining, though old, never ceases to amaze and amuse me. Who gives a shit about the RIAA or what they do.