more on the death of internet radio
http://ezinearticles.com/?Is-the-Dea...ent?&id=491417
The article makes some good points. I don't think the labels are trying to kill internet radio, though. After the ruling they will go back to the major internet radio stations and offer them deals, discounted royalty payments. The thing is they will offer to to throw away the part of the royalty payment that should go to the artists. They then keep the rest, which goes direct to their bottom line and cuts out the artist.
This was pointed by someone in the know at a label in another forum.
Same old story, the artist gets screwed.