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Doom and Gloom for Web Radio

Posted by samzenpus on from the royalties-killed-the-web-radio-star dept.

DailyTech posted interviews with the founder of Pandora and management from Proton Radio (and Proton Music) asking them what SoundExchange's latest rulings mean to them. A lot of net radio stations are dreading the upcoming changes in royalty rates, which are said to be around 400%... a number that would bankrupt most of the industry. An interesting read for anyone who uses online radio.

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  1. Nerds Don't Care by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Whenever this "land grab" by copyright owners and corporate mass media is reported, on Slashdot or anywhere else, no one cares to even discuss it. Slashdotters will get all up in arms over DRM and other copyright abuse, but directly extorting independent content publishers into extinction doesn't even generate a yawn.

    Then the nerds complain when the "free stuff" disappears.

    Why bother with a lot of stories and discussions of why the corporations act like they own all our content and media, when we ignore them whenever they grab it?

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