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[T3T3droid]

Hey Everyone,

Do you like using Pandora, IHeartRadio or any other internet radio apps on your phone or PC?

Then you'll want to take a look at this!

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Internet radio is under attack and has been for a while!!

SiriusXM, which agreed is pretty much the same as these apps, only has to pay 10% of their revenue towards royalties...while Pandora alone payed 50% of their revenue towards royalties! Why is this you ask? Because the Government wants to control THE INTERNET!

This, in my opinion, is one small part of the SOPA Bill that U.S. Representative Lamar S. Smith introduced to try to "fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods" as read here

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This Bill, if ever passed, will basically hand over all control of the internet to the Government.
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Might as well say goodbye to garage sales, IMHO!

But anyway, back to what I was saying...Please, if you love internet radio or feel like they should be treated as an equal to XM, email your Representative saying "I support the Internet Radio Fairness Act, bill number 6480."

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Thanks for your time!

~T3T3droid

[Torin_93]

SOPA isnt going through...im pretty sure thats already been decided.

[welsalex]

SOPA isnt going through...im pretty sure thats already been decided.

No but the other bill to make internet radio royalty costs for providers the same as ota radio could if it gains enough support.

[Shinare]

All I know is one of my favorite radio stations is now gone. Kawaii radio japan no longer exists! *sad panda* :-(