Originally posted by ROMaster2:

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Some people just don't listen to radio on their players or phones you know, they listen to THEIR OWN MUSIC.

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Originally posted by deak91:

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wow if i wanted a fm radio i would not have bought an ipod i think the riaa and nab are forgetting that a fm radio was an option on some media player devices for the last 3-5 years that i can remember and the devices would cost more because the cost of the fm radio rights would be placed on the buyer . they dont sell well in the us because most if not all fm radio station are now dj free from 10 am to 6am thats all but the morning drive and lets not forget the many pop music only stations. after all it was them that got rid of the dj stations and made them music only . i have lots of music(mp3) that i play at work why would i pay more for a device that has an fm radio when its just music only just like my mp3s and lets not forget they might place a checking system in the player to stop you from playing your mp3s because you did not buy the tracks you encoded them and when you sync it up it might send your info to tell them who to sue for (stolen music ) not bought music
forcing the public to buy a fm radio player is just a last effort attempt for them to try to wedge a quickly dieing format to a newer format that is in its early prime to make itself relevant and to try to conform the new standard to the old standard instead of changing radio stations to compete with if not support the new format standard (please dont hate me for this after all we all have a**holes that spew sh*t just some spew from the mouth by mistake)

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Originally posted by andmill11:

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God forbid apple has to add a button to their devices

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Originally posted by Dapsone:

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I don't really understand why they are pushing this. There has to be something where this feeds money back to the RIAA? (i.e. how these royalties work) But I'm not seeing where it's connected. Undoubtedly these guys are as crooked as they come.

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Originally posted by Notcow:

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This is confusing...I don't see their motivation...

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If I wanted a radio, I would have one! I actually removed the antenna from my car because I didn't like listening to those dumb DJ's and ads when I switched SD cards...I prefer static!

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Originally posted by vurbal:

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It's rumored this is related to the NAB planning to stop fighting against performance royalties, which would give RIAA members royalties from terrestrial radio similar to what they get from webcasters and satellite radio already.

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Originally posted by KillerBug:

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Because the people from RIAA don't want to listen to the radio; they know that it is terrible. The music is little more than advertising for the bands, then there is a crummy DJ that no one likes, and then they have 35 minutes of actual ads for every hour. On top of that, all of this is in quality similar to a 64K mp3. Yes, there are occasional nuggets of quality...but most of these are available online.

The people who still listen to the radio already have a radio, in fact, they probably have several radios...and those who do not want to listen to the radio are not suddenly going to start listening to the radio just because they happen to have a radio in their phone.

These huge corporations are playing games with our laws and our rights just to settle an agreement in a way in which two parties, both in the wrong, can both win...while defeating the public who will not even be included in the process.

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