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  • Internet Radio Day of Silence (about radio, not homosexuals)

    06/26/2007 10:48:05 AM PDT · by Awestruck · 39 replies · 691+ views
    MPYR Radio ^ | 06/26/07 | Debi Collinsworth
    Thousands of Internet radio stations and channels across North America are going silent today (6/26) as part of an industry-wide "Day of Silence". The landmark event is designed to draw attention to impending royalty rates that threaten to virtually shut down Internet radio as a medium. The future of Internet radio is in immediate danger. Royalty rates for webcasters have been drastically increased by a recent ruling and are due to go into effect on July 15 (retroactive to Jan 1, 2006!). To protest these rates and encourage you to take action and contact your Congressional representatives, we are taking...