The end of internet radio?

An increase of music's royalties could an spell end to internet radio. From BBC News.

Internet radio stations are warning they could be forced off the air by a big increase in the royalties they pay to play music.

The warning comes after a decision by a US copyright body to increase royalty payments for music via the net.

Commercial webcasters in the US now face the prospect of paying more than twice as much for every track they play.

Interactive services like Pandora and Last.fm say they could be badly hit.

So, more and more big bucks coming in to music industry and less for us.

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