Internet radio silence.
by Rabbit
It’s interesting, to finally be affected by something. I live in a mode and place that shelters me from a lot of what goes on in politics. I don’t own a gun, I don’t do crazy things with my money, I don’t own a business, I don’t interact with other countries. Oh yeah, I’m white and a native US citizen, too. I suppose that helps.
But today is different. Granted, it’s not really a political movement that’s affecting me, but it does the music industry, who undoubtedly lobby congress for certain changes. So in a way it’s still a political issue. Anywho…
Today, all internet radio stations participating are silent. (Or close to it… the only station I’ve tried, Groove Salad, is looping a stream briefly detailing what’s going on.) This affects me.
If you regularly listen to internet radio, it affects you. Granted, it may only affect you for one day, but it’s a demonstration of what could become.
Now, that’s not the really interesting part. What IS interesting is the following scenario:
Copyright Royalty Board institutes higher royalties for songs played. Internet radio stations shut down. People get upset and band together. Band of upset people realize, after being beaten and thrown in jail, they no longer have the right to get upset and band together.
If the scenario sounds unfinished or lacking, then you’re not paying attention to what’s going on in the US government.
Boiled frog, anyone?
Comments
This is kinda like the discussion we had tonight, about me owning a gun. how certain people around me were appalled that i would own a gun, and how violence is “never the answer”. but as we pulled our wal-mart shopping cart to our car and a shady-ass dude was standing by our car, i was compelled to make sure it was on my person. a lot of the same people appalled that i have a gun, in sticky situations would ask me if i had it on me. of course i do! i have a concealed carry permit! but anyway… the people that were appalled one time about me even having a gun, were thankful i had it in situations where we would not have been able to defend ourselves had the worst happened. doesn’t affect you: you have no opinion or an indifferent view. when it does affect you, you notice the effects, much, MUCH more. you’re brilliant, and i love you.