http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2007/04/27/article-19-internet-radio-may-be-dead/ The latest on the indie, alternative, and rock music scene including news, music, contest, interviews, and more. Best described as your favorite place to find new bands. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:47:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2007/04/27/article-19-internet-radio-may-be-dead/#comment-25932 Julie Watanabe Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:19:27 +0000 http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2007/04/27/article-19-internet-radio-may-be-dead/#comment-25932 Perhaps I can bring a different perspective to this topic....along with all the genres of music DFO caters to, I'm also a big fan of the electronic movement, specifically the trance scene. The trance community is considerably prominent in international countries (think Dutch and Euro) and one of the biggest draws to the community is the internet radio sets mixed by some of the genre's topic DJs/producers. Sites like Afterhours.FM (AH.FM) and Digitallyimported.FM (DI.FM) have a VERY dedicated fanbase who actually turn to the internet streams for new tracks/artists instead of the usual physical means. From what little I've read on this issue, I believe the bill will effect internet radio on a worldwide scale thereby putting these trance stations in jeopardy as well. What's most interesting is that the very artists who are on the set lists of these stations are the ones who are MCing and controlling the sets. In light of this fact, the bill only seems to be benefiting the greedy suit and tie, bigwig labels who can't market talent good enough to warrant popularity in the first place. I'd call this out for what it is, the rich wanting to stay rich at the expense of the poor. Don't monopolize internet radio, it's the INTERNET for god's sake. We don't need the RIAA on our backs complaining about us "stealing" music by streaming it also. Sign the petition, even if you don't listen to internet radio. It's about exercising your freedom of speech and speaking out again capitalism. You maybe saving internet radio for a community who really believe in its integrity instead of it's profit-margin curve. Perhaps I can bring a different perspective to this topic….along with all the genres of music DFO caters to, I’m also a big fan of the electronic movement, specifically the trance scene. The trance community is considerably prominent in international countries (think Dutch and Euro) and one of the biggest draws to the community is the internet radio sets mixed by some of the genre’s topic DJs/producers. Sites like Afterhours.FM (AH.FM) and Digitallyimported.FM (DI.FM) have a VERY dedicated fanbase who actually turn to the internet streams for new tracks/artists instead of the usual physical means. From what little I’ve read on this issue, I believe the bill will effect internet radio on a worldwide scale thereby putting these trance stations in jeopardy as well. What’s most interesting is that the very artists who are on the set lists of these stations are the ones who are MCing and controlling the sets. In light of this fact, the bill only seems to be benefiting the greedy suit and tie, bigwig labels who can’t market talent good enough to warrant popularity in the first place. I’d call this out for what it is, the rich wanting to stay rich at the expense of the poor. Don’t monopolize internet radio, it’s the INTERNET for god’s sake. We don’t need the RIAA on our backs complaining about us “stealing” music by streaming it also. Sign the petition, even if you don’t listen to internet radio. It’s about exercising your freedom of speech and speaking out again capitalism. You maybe saving internet radio for a community who really believe in its integrity instead of it’s profit-margin curve.

]]> http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2007/04/27/article-19-internet-radio-may-be-dead/#comment-25915 Bryce Jacobson Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:45:25 +0000 http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2007/04/27/article-19-internet-radio-may-be-dead/#comment-25915 I'm not a big online radio listener but I signed the petition. It can't hurt, its one of those things that people won't realize how much it means to them until its gone. I’m not a big online radio listener but I signed the petition. It can’t hurt, its one of those things that people won’t realize how much it means to them until its gone.

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