Internet radio compromise on the way?
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Blog: Music industry group that collects royalty payments has offered a compromise, but it's unclear whether it will go far enough to please disgruntled Webcasters.
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People have been listening to music on their computers for a long time now - but not quite like this. Microsoft is test-marketing a new Web-based radio service that sounds almost like a local radio station - except without all the interruptions.
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Critics of new rates set to go into effect Sunday say the change spells doom for internet radio. Will Congress intercede?
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Whether federal regulators allow Sirius and XM to merge rests on how they view the radio marketplace: Does combining the nation's only two satellite radio companies create a monopoly, or does the growing presence of music on cellphones, computers, and iPods amount to competition?
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Theater-quality entertainment systems are coming to the car. Is rush hour ready for wireless file swapping?
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Internet radio gets ready for a fight after the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board quietly releases a retroactive rate hike that could mean financial disaster from music streamers. By Eliot Van Buskirk.
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Eleven days ago I wrote a blog post describing a call-in service that I'd like to use to create a podcast with my friend and fellow blogger Robert Scoble. A new service (or one that I just became aware of) comes achingly close to doing what I want. Maybe it goes all the way there, but I've not seen how to do it. First, here's how it works. 1. Call 646-495-9201 x 49763. 2. Talk. 3. Hangup. There will be a new recording here.  http://drop.io/tradesecrets  Looks good!  But there are two problems. 1. The RSS feed doesn't have an enclosure, and even if you were willing to scrape the HTML there's no pointer to an MP3 file. 2. There's no pointer to an MP3 file on the landing page, although there appears to be one if you don't look at the HTML source. Tricky. It was enough to get Mike Arrington at Techcrunch to think it was there. I have a call into Mike to discuss. A caveat, I am also in touch with the folks at BlogTalkRadio. I want this service, and we're close to having it now. drop.io doesn't go quite far enough, they clearly want to drive traffic to their site, and appear unwilling to let the MP3 out into the wild. Interesting stuff!!  Update: I did a podcast with Robert and Patrick Scoble using drop.io. I was able to download the MP3, although it pretty well hidden, and upload it to my S3 account.
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AM and FM radio broadcasters are set to convert to HD, their reply to satellite. Also: Sirius plans with Microsoft to make video channels for backseat passengers & hellip;.  HP jumps on the home-entertainment bandwagon & hellip;. and more.
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Open access advocates say an FCC plan for new spectrum doesn't go far enough.
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Stung by the backlash against increased royalties charged to Internet broadcasters, the music industry this week offered to give small online broadcasters a break. But the plan has been dismissed by the broadcasters, who favor legislation in Congress that would reduce Internet music royalties.
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WASHINGTON  --  Exasperated listeners weary of hearing the same songs over and over on the radio may have something to cheer about in a pair of innovative deals that could shake up the music playlists of some of the nation's largest radio-station chains.
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Chairman Kevin Martin supports open spectrum access. The catch is that the spectrum auction rules being floated make it unlikely an open network could ever actually be built.
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Could the compromise regarding generics be win-win?
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The FCC is looking for consultation on whether it should change the rule that currently forbids Sirius and XM from merging, a necessary move if it is to approve the proposed deal.
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Here's a way to settle the debate over the use of the much-coveted 700 Mhz spectrum band: Why not build a single open network that supports multiple services on it, both commercial and for public safety? It can be done, but it would require some changes in thinking by the FCC and Internet operators, among others.
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Underpromising in order to overdeliver can't make up for sluggish operating results.
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Google and Earthlink tried, and failed, disappearing in a sea of bureaucratic red tape. Now a startup hopes to persuade San Franciscans to voluntarily put radio repeaters on their rooftops. Good luck with that.