limits on freedom of speech Self censorship ex not putting some music after 9 11 clear channel What kind of words can you use on TV or radio Intellectual property rights can people listen to music on the Web without paying for the privilege to listen to the music o How do you share music legally How do you use music legally on web radio stations or for downloading on the web One response for downloading on the web is that go to music store Or Pandora they pay a copy fee for the music This is evolving in ways that relate to freedom of speech indecency questions of intellectual property rights The issues from the radio move into the web as radio moves onto the web than onto TV Technological moving from listening to music through broadcasting to listening to radio on the Internet has a big impact o It has guttered the music business and the radio business is trying to find a way to not go similarly You see an evolution of people who started on radio and moved to Internet and industries that have adapted to the new technology to not get displaced by current industries Ex Clear Channel figuring out how to deal with companies like Pandora or IHeartRadio Should radio be regulated on the Internet On radio it used to be public and intrusive they came to you without you asking it to The Internet kind of does the same thing but you have to go look for the channel Think of radio as the precedent of TV and radio to some degree is a big part of our lives even if now a big part of it is on the Internet
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