Last.fm Won't Be Silenced
June 25, 2007
| 6:51 PM
Internet radio provider Last.fm, which was recently acquired by CBS, will not take part in Tuesday's webcaster "day of silence." Thousands of online music streams will be switched off to protest a recent royalty rate hike.
Last.fm co-founder Felix Miller wrote on the company blog that "it's in no one's interest to let online radio die. But people want to make money from their music. And we want to pay artists for the music we play. It's only fair."
He pointed out that his is a social platform -- not just a radio station -- and unlike many webcasters, "people spend a lot of time using the site without ever switching on the radio." Read his entire post here. Meanwhile, Tech Crunch explains why Last.fm should participate in the protest.
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