N10Cities
SILENCE I Keel You
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join:2002-05-07
Roland, OK
clubs:
 ·Cox HSI
 ·World Lynx
| Only have seen two stations...
participate so far.....SKY.FM and ASF (Atlantic Sound Factory) after browsing Shoutcast for a bit (there may be more that don't use Shoutcast that may be doing it)....doesn't look like many stations are interested...  |
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raptor1418
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join:2002-12-03
Denver, CO | No point in just a day of silence
I understand why they want to do the day of silence but a day of silence just hurts them in the end. They are not going to make any revenue for the day. |
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Yauch
join:2005-06-24 | reply to N10Cities
Re: Only have seen two stations...
Pandora's on board too. I'll miss those guys. |
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ottawa_guy
join:2005-06-03
Ottawa, ON
 ·Storm Internet
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Re: No point in just a day of silence
I'll take the increased listener numbers on my stations, thanks very much.
I love the webcasters that are doing this. They are sending listeners to my stations.
Thanks for your support and I vote that every Tuesday be Internet Silence Tuesday! |
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DSLdewd
join:2004-06-05
Denver, CO | Can't we just stop the nonsense
This music industry is run by Al Quaida, I am just sure of it. They're like little greedy music terrorists. I say we start a global hunt and send them to Guantanamo Bay for some "refocusing". |
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PhoenixDown
-- Wants FIOS
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join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
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Re: Only have seen two stations...
Digitally Imported is not broadcasting and they have some of the top stations on shoutcast.
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viperpa33s
Why Me?
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join:2002-12-20
Bradenton, FL
·Bright House
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Re: Can't we just stop the nonsense
It's not going to help any cause the RIAA don't care. So what if the internet loses a few radio stations, people will still listen to music someplace else. You still have regular radio and satellite radio to name a few.
The only way this will work if people stop buying and listening to music from RIAA companies for at least a week. |
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Michieru2
zzz zzz zzz
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join:2005-01-28
Miami, FL | Death of internet radio
It's a sad day for online music listeners and online music operators. For some odd reason I am not so optimistic that they will succeed, but if they do. Godspeed.
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tbone2006
join:2006-07-22
Abilene, TX | dumb
This is about as dumb as the no gas on a certain day to teach the oil company a lesson. |
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LordMalak
join:2003-07-02
Brazil | What's the big deal, really?
These webcasters should stop whining and do what online casinos did years ago: pack their bags and move overseas. |
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wdoa
join:2001-10-16
Spencer, MA
·Verizon Online DSL
| said by LordMalak  :These webcasters should stop whining and do what online casinos did years ago: pack their bags and move overseas. Actually that's a no go for a number of reasons.
1) Even if you are netcasting from "off-shore" you are still responsible for paying the Royalties to the RIAA equivalent of any country you have listeners in. This is why stations like Pandora block their feeds to outside the US. They are having enough fun just dealing with the US Royalty structure, much less every country they feed into.
2) Even if you just put the servers outside of the US, if any of your operation is still in the US (announcers, Domain Registration owner, bank account, etc.) you are still within reach of the RIAA.
3). Off shore casinos have a lot more profit potential that most internet radio, hence I don't think too many companies or individuals would be willing to give up their life in the US and all connections and move lock stock and barrel to another country. |
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texans20
Weapons of Masturbation
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join:2002-09-28
Texas!
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2 edits | reply to Yauch
Re: Only have seen two stations...
Live365.com, shoutcast.com, most important music.yahoo.com is not broadcasting or has a huge message. Shoutcast.com's homepage was the most impressive. music.yahoo.com, however, are hiding it until you try to stream one of their stations. Trying to stream won't work, you'll get a message.
It's a lot more than two stations. People at work, normal everyday non-nerds who just stream music in the office are talking about this now. |
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W7PSK
Just Me
join:2000-12-04
Everett, WA | Somebody should Ask the RIAA
How much the artists get out of the royalties and how much do they pocket. |
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disc
join:2005-12-31
Raleigh, NC
| reply to tbone2006
Re: dumb
said by tbone2006 :This is about as dumb as the no gas on a certain day to teach the oil company a lesson. Sure there are some similarities between the oil companies and the RIAA on this. Both go to great lengths to cultivate their marketplaces and make sure they keep the customer hooked. But oil does a better job of understanding their value chain in cultivating the market. RIAA doesn't seem to have a clue on that mark.
At the end of the day, the RIAA will find they can't do business effectively without the right channels to market. If they can't get a clue from the national day of silence, I guess they'll have to find out the hard way - let those channels dry up and reap the consequences. |
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disc
join:2005-12-31
Raleigh, NC
| reply to N10Cities
Re: Only have seen two stations...
said by N10Cities :... doesn't look like many stations are interested... WFMU is "on air", and they're pointedly only playing material not from the RIAA/SoundExchange catalog. In WFMU's case, that's probably not hard. Other stations may be doing the same.
The WFMU DJ is talking the issue up between songs too. |
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GetOnWithLIFE
@comcast.net | Time to get real...
The world has moved on and will no longer tolerate the abuses of the local radio station and their unending commercials. The protest will mean little because no one is listening to the radio any more. |
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AnonProxy
Proxy of Anon
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join:2001-05-12
ß | reply to N10Cities
Re: Only have seen two stations...
Then you haven't looked too hard have you?
Just go to the website to see the list of who's participating... |
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CableConvert
Premium
join:2003-12-05
Atlanta, GA | reply to W7PSK
Re: Somebody should Ask the RIAA
Thats an interesting question. How much DOES the RIAA pocket and how much goes to artists? Is there anywhere to find those numbers? (THAT would really be something for headlines here |
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Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
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join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
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Re: No point in just a day of silence
said by raptor1418 :I understand why they want to do the day of silence but a day of silence just hurts them in the end. They are not going to make any revenue for the day. People who otherwise don't know what's going on are being informed and the RIAA isn't making any money of them today either. |
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