Comments on: Internet radio compromise on the way?

Music industry group that collects royalty payments has offered a compromise, but it's unclear whether it will go far enough to please disgruntled Webcasters.

[rickhal]

Internet Streaming Radio

It is hard to believe that this assault on web-casting is still on. You'd think that the US copyright board and the music industry in general would welcome another venue (especially one that is a new channel to the end consumer) for getting new music out to the people. Common sense would seem to dictate that this would be good thing for all involved. However, greed always wins out apparently. So, putting all internet streaming radio out of business altogether is the order of the day. Our representatives are not too interested (I have written to a few of them on this subject) given that there is not too much lobbying on behalf of the streaming web-casters (I.E. not enough palms getting greased). Sad, very sad.

[pchesels]

No more music for me

As far as I am concerned, I will not indulge in music any more. I used to be a happy american who loved his music but then one day the Music associations became greedy and sue happy. As they continue to persecute the very people who pay their salaries, if enough people get together and fight them or do not buy ANY music, then they will eventually realize that the people have spoken and are tired of paying for mostly crappy music. Maybe they will come up with some better artists and music. Stand up people and fight! do not buy any more music. Let the artists who think that these fees are just, not make any money at all. None of these people are better than any of us. Remember that.

[opendev]

Do It Right

It might make an impact if and only if the people who spend their time pirating music would actually take a legally just stance to publicly show their distaste for the industry as pirating does nothing but add fuel to the fire.

It is illegal no matter how you try to justify it and you can not hope to change or defeat the industry as many may argue by using piracy.

If you want to make an impact do it legally, as I have said before -- two wrongs do not make a right.

We have the internet, you have access to massive amounts of information and resources which are usually publicly or freely available to you -- the end user.

So use it!
Don't abuse it.