Internet radio run from the US is under a lot of pressure these days. The Copyright Royalty Board is in the process of making internet broadcasting so expensive for the broadcasters that it will be virtually impossible for anyone but big corporations to run an internet based radio stations. This will hurt hundreds of broadcasters including well-established stations like Pandora.com. In the end it will also hurt music and possibly even music sales. I mean, if you are like me much of your inspiration to buy new CDs comes from radio. Where is that inspiration going to come from to those millions of people who refuse to listen to the big commercial radio stations? Well, a number of the threatened stations have gone together and created www.savenetradio.org. They have a petition that you should consider signing. But remember, this is only if you live in the US. Even if you listen to the affected radio stations from outside the US, you may in fact hurt the cause by signing, because you are actually not supposed to listen to radio stations covered by US copyright laws, and signing from outside the US can actually give the Copyright Royalty Board another argument for the increased royalty fees. So, US residents only.

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