Well, “Net radio to fall silent for a day” announced that hundreds of small online radio stations were planning to turn off their music streams on Wednesday, May 1, “to drum up opposition for a proposed royalty regime for Internet radio.” Well here’s a crop of links to follow up and the immediate outcome of the online protest:
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Webcasters’ silence is heard: Cnet/News.com follow-up article
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Streaming Music Choked by Fees?: Wired.com article
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Save Internet Radio.org: site started to … well, it speaks for itself
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Join the CARP Protest: announcement at TechTV (yeah, it’s a little late)
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Day of Silence is ON!: similiar to the TechTV accouncement, just from the Radio And Internet Newsletter (RAIN)
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Wolf FM: one of the louder supporters of Wednesday’s protest
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Copyright Royalty Arbitration Panel (CARP): the group working for the U.S. Copyright Office (need to keep this submit balanced, right?)
…and what do you think fellow Zeropaid readers? Was the protest of any measureable success? Sure, it made a statement, but did anyone care? Share you thoughts here at Zeropaid.
