cool...hey..do you know if last.fm is threatened by the same US legislation as Pandora is?
yllona
not really for two reasons: 1) lst.fm is based in london, tho they still have to pay fees to play music 2) last.fm has a much stronger music licensing team than pandora
drsaunde
thanks for the info
yllona
so the the new fee schedule has been postponed until July, and there is new legislation before congress even as we speak
drsaunde
well..the way i hear it, if it goes thru it will be the end of pandora (and a few others i like, like WOXY)
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yllona
to be honest, the internet radio stations had ample time to prepare for this. the current fee schedule was well-known to be temporary/experimental when it was established five years
drsaunde
hmm...i didn't know that
still i'm happy last.fm will continue (not to mention streams from BBC6 :-)
yllona
yep, lots of the framework for this stuff was set when the internet was opened to the public in 1992/1993
and the various fee & usage schedules were established in 1997/98. everyone got a big break for a few years because broadband didn't spread as rapidly as expected in the US.
so there's no way in hell that this came as a surprise
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drsaunde: are you listening to last.fm radio, or playing music local?
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drsaunde
i was listening to the radio...but i turned it off
cooperaa
yllona: it should say above recently played if they're listening to radio
drsaunde
i like to have the radio/music really loud...but don't want to push it late here in my apartment building
yllona
cooperaa: that's why i asked, there are some very subtle interface changes afoot on last.fm
drsaunde: can you see what radio station i'm listening to?
also the wording in the station label has changed (again)
drsaunde
it says you are listening to tracks tagged "groovyacousticsoul"
yllona
okay, thanks
cooperaa enters Led Zeppelin - 1970-09-06, Honolulu, HI, USA :D
drsaunde
is that their last show?
cooperaa
nope
that would be just after IV, I think
1980-07-07 was their last show w/ Bonham
drsaunde
lol..yeah...about 10 years off
i remember you guys discussing that a few days ago..trying to find the last show