tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post911286562630185108..comments2023-11-02T04:44:59.171-04:00Comments on John Gorman's Media Blog: Good News WeekendJohn Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246404080972884401noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-12027657376525325172007-07-16T09:25:00.000-04:002007-07-16T09:25:00.000-04:00Sound Exchange is now trying to come off as one of...Sound Exchange is now trying to come off as one of the good guys though their motives have not changed. Beware. Internet radio is not out of the danger zone yet and may never be unless Congress puts an end to their mafioso style tactics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-1689595286945206262007-07-16T08:19:00.000-04:002007-07-16T08:19:00.000-04:00The criminals are not the internet radio stations....The criminals are not the internet radio stations. They are providing a service and playing music that would have otherwise gone unheard since they cannot compete against the major record companies. Does the RIAA membership fear the independent that much? There should be no fees on any media that promotes new music or provides music that would otherwise not be heard through any other means. Terrestrial radio should pay since they already have another forum available and isnt readily available to the mass audience to participate in. Internet only stations should not have to pay the RIAA protection money. Wake up congress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-48542548891632077962007-07-16T07:53:00.000-04:002007-07-16T07:53:00.000-04:00I do not want to live in a world where the Christi...I do not want to live in a world where the Christian Coalition wields that much power to control what we see and hear. Leave that to me to decide. The same people that legislate censorship have no problem with guns on our streets. I am far more concerned with crime in poor neighborhoods and the Iraq war. Leave media alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-38695833840678458922007-07-13T19:48:00.000-04:002007-07-13T19:48:00.000-04:00John you're getting stupid in yourold age. If we c...John you're getting stupid in your<BR/>old age. If we can't police ourselves<BR/>and keep our own houses at least<BR/>decent then the government has no<BR/>choice but to step in. Remember, we<BR/>don't own the airwaves. They are a<BR/>public resource that we are allowed<BR/>to use.<BR/>I do think the fines are over the <BR/>top but I'm not too surprised. As<BR/>usual we can't seem to meet in the<BR/>middle.<BR/>And if your outraged about this<BR/>then where's the outrage about the<BR/>"fairness" doctrine?<BR/><BR/>Mike DaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-85456924435453234032007-07-13T17:09:00.000-04:002007-07-13T17:09:00.000-04:00Internet radio can't stall this indefinitely. The...Internet radio can't stall this indefinitely. The RIAA lobbyists will be working the floor next week. <BR/><BR/>The same will be true of the pro-Brownback types. You are right about the political climate. You are either for obscenity or against it in Washington. There is no gray area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com