"and our elected critters should actively legislate and decide what is and isn't acceptable on those media" Our elected officials can't do crap, don't do crap, and won't do crap. They are lip service and beholden to corps, on both sides of the aisle. The reality is we are fucked either way and our Corporate Overlords are slowly becoming embolden enough to creep out from the shadows as to how much control they really have. Fuck the government until they can give a shit about something other than their own power/status.

Ok, I'm all for freedom of information, but the places list has me befuddled. It accomplishes nothing except show what the US thinks it needs to protect better. Now add on, that the guy who wants to show all this information (Assange) is hiding from an arrest warrant. I go back to the old adage there is nothing such as altruism. Everyone, including Assange, is looking for an edge to gain position in the world, just like the mainstream media, and the governments out there. You think Assange doesn't want power, then you are just kidding yourself.

First did anyone even watch the Congressional hearin on this matter? Its up on you tube to see what what stated. Second has anyone even looked at Sound Exchanges website? They have offered for any webcaster making under 1.2 Million a year to cap the rates for small webcasters http://www.soundexchange.com/documents/07_06_29%20 Fee%20Cap%20June%2029%20release%20FINAL%20_2_.pdf They are trying to hit the Big webcasters (Yahoo, AOL etc) with this rate increase and are trying to work with the smaller ones and Public Radio. Do I agree with any of the increase, not really, but in the same respect, I can understand why they want to do it. I would much rather see them use the 7.5% of revenues like they do with satellite. Add on that any webcaster can make individual agreements with any label/artist that will allow then to play their songs without touching Sound Exchange. Why are the smaller artists who don't want internet radio to be shut down going to the big stations at least if not the smaller ones and promoting this fact? The one sided look at it all really make me disappointed in a community that has a lot of intelligent people on it. *puts on flame retardant underwear* Go head, flame away, Oh and yes I do DJ for an internet Radio Station that is extremely small (average of about 35 listeners) So I have been watching all of this very closely.