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When the lights ... go down ... on Internet Radio

11:35 p.m. · June 24, 2007 · by Eric Solomon

I don't know about the other Sopranos fans out there, but I still have Journey stuck in my head. Damnit. I'll have a whole lot less songs to flush it out on June 26th, as a coalition of Internet radio stations will head off the air to protest and raise awareness of the upcoming royalty increases.
KCRW, Pandora, Live365, Yahoo, and more will head off the air for one day. Many more may go off the air if the increases actually follow through. To read more, including things you can do, check out SaveNetRadio.org. Not to beat anyone over the head here, but the Internet's still a nicely wild territory in the struggle of individuals versus corporations, so do what you can if you like discovering new music on the Web.
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