I can not see how they can justify a 300% increase for DJ's just because a radio station has a internet stream. The only case I can see is if the DJ actually makes and plays their own music and that that part gets tuned in online the most. But this case still does not justify a 300% increase.
In my opinion the broadcast is still the same, it just gets to their listeners differently. I doubt that the DJ's pay for the stream, or that the cost of the stream eats a lot out of their pay. Until I see some information from the AFTRA on their reasoning behind this, I am guessing this is about easy money and using absurd logic.
I was wondering, could this be due out of fear because now just about anyone can become an online DJ? With services provided by Live365 and other sites I could see them worried. All the stations I listen to online are provided by services like this, I hardly ever listen to a regular radios station's internet stream.
But I know this theory about online DJ's makes no sense because by doing this they are turning people away from them which will lead to people finding other alternatives like the mentioned non "professional DJ" ran stations. Also they still will have radio listeners, even though they will not be getting a easy 300% increase for doing what they have been doing for years.
Anyone find anything on their site about their reasoning behind this?
If the advertisers get what they want they will probably start demanding more. First they start with billboards, then it ends up with the players having to have a T3 line and ten gig free hard drive space so the advertisers cram the game with streaming media and interactive ads where ever they can. They probably would still want this for an offline game.
Also who wants to bet that the advertisers will have the programmers make whole game a spyware program so that they can target you more efficiently as well as get whatever personal information off your computer that they can sell to others?
What if you only host legal mp3's that you obtained from sites such as mp3.com and the artist official home page? Is the RIAA just assuming that you are hosting illegal files or do they actually look and listen to what you are providing?
I am thinking of hosting some of the legal files I have collected from mp3.com just to see if the RIAA send me the same letter. If they do I will be sending a letter demanding proof and an apology. Is anyone else going to try this?
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Ironically, the pop-up ad I got was for one of those really small PC video cameras.
I bet the porn industry has some sort of connection in this as well.
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In my opinion the broadcast is still the same, it just gets to their listeners differently. I doubt that the DJ's pay for the stream, or that the cost of the stream eats a lot out of their pay. Until I see some information from the AFTRA on their reasoning behind this, I am guessing this is about easy money and using absurd logic.
I was wondering, could this be due out of fear because now just about anyone can become an online DJ? With services provided by Live365 and other sites I could see them worried. All the stations I listen to online are provided by services like this, I hardly ever listen to a regular radios station's internet stream.
But I know this theory about online DJ's makes no sense because by doing this they are turning people away from them which will lead to people finding other alternatives like the mentioned non "professional DJ" ran stations. Also they still will have radio listeners, even though they will not be getting a easy 300% increase for doing what they have been doing for years.
Anyone find anything on their site about their reasoning behind this?
Kevin Hodapp
Also who wants to bet that the advertisers will have the programmers make whole game a spyware program so that they can target you more efficiently as well as get whatever personal information off your computer that they can sell to others?
Kevin Hodapp
What if you only host legal mp3's that you obtained from sites such as mp3.com and the artist official home page? Is the RIAA just assuming that you are hosting illegal files or do they actually look and listen to what you are providing?
I am thinking of hosting some of the legal files I have collected from mp3.com just to see if the RIAA send me the same letter. If they do I will be sending a letter demanding proof and an apology. Is anyone else going to try this?