July 18, 2007
Alligator on net radio fees
“New radio regulations hurt UF-run station,” by Andrew Tan, Independent Florida Alligator, July 17, 2007.
National controversy over the regulation of Internet radio hit home this weekend as WUFT-FM Classic 89, a UF-run public radio station, stopped broadcasting online.
…Escape Media Group Chief Technology Officer Josh Greenberg said the regulations may have an adverse effect on his Web site Grooveshark, a legal music-sharing service.
Update: And they get a dart from Darts and Laurels, July 19, 2007.
These stricter regulations require stations to monitor more closely who is listening to what online. These ominous regulations would severely limit artist exposure and possibly worsen the illegal downloading problem. So we hurl this that-doesn’t-sound-like-a-fair-exchange DART at the money-grubbing company SoundExchange.
