Help save FREE internet radio
June 27, 2007In my previous post I provided a link that discussed the issue going on now between free internet radio station and the RIAA. "One broadcaster (Accuradio) gives a practical example of what’s happening. He has a small webcast operation, and he manages to earn about $4000 yearly in advertising. He was paying around 12% of his revenue to the RIAA. With the new rates, since he has to pay a fee per song per listener, he’ll have to pay around $6000 to the RIAA, which is more than his total revenue. So, he either needs to push to triple his advertising revenue to make even, or he has to go bankrupt." This is a very big deal for a lot of people who may be forced to shutdown when this rule goes into effect on July 15th. If you want to do your part to help save free internet radio, I recommend checking out the post Future of Free Internet Radio Under Attack posted by John P. over at One Man's Blog. "To protest these rates and encourage the millions of net radio listeners to take action and...