Is Internet Radio About To Die?

“A new ruling from the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board threatens to silence many, and perhaps most, webcasters. The Royalty Board’s decision to more than double the fees that webcasters pay to play recorded music might seem unfair to mom-and-pop Web radio operators — and to many of Web radio’s 50 million listeners — but it’s about time artists got their share of the money that radio rakes in.”