Comments on: Saved: Internet Radio (For Now Anyways)

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:54:57 +0000

That’s a good point Inferno_str1ke…but I think these “radio stations” are considered to be anything that stream music/playlists over the Internet to a user. Sure it’s not entirely accurate but there isn’t much we can do about it.

By: Inferno_str1ke

Inferno_str1ke — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:49:40 +0000

I wasn’t aware that Last.fm was counted as a radio station. Surely they’re not stations if they allow you to listen to any music you want, when you want. That’s very similar to file sharing, without the ability to transfer the track to any media you want. Correct me if I’m wrong, but these sites make money out of allowing free access to other peoples’ music. YouTube is arguably the same, but all the content is user uploaded and can be removed. So what’s a net radio station then - one that broadcasts/transmits/offers content as normal, or a site that just allows you to listen to whatever you want?

By: edwest

edwest — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:36:37 +0000

This is good news! At some point the mu$ic indu$try has to come out of their greed induced stupor and appreciate the harm they are doing themselves and their clients in the long run. The more they push to such extremes the less sympathy they engender for their cause. Mayhaps, me thinks, they believe might makes right.