Support Internet Radio! Sign a petition!
The US Copyright Office is proposing to increase the royalties Internet broadcasters will have to pay to broadcast content. What this means is your favorite Internet radio station might not exist for much longer. Soma.fm, di.fm, and every other independent Internet broadcaster is threatened. Even NPR will be affected by this royalty increase.
MyDD has a great summary of the royalty issue and how Internet Radio will be affected. NPR also has a story discussing what might happen if the royalty rate hike sticks.
What can you do? Sign a petition and make your voice heard. Fight to save Internet radio, before its destroyed by the higher royalties.
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