Because you just can’t have enough DRM! Yup, it looks like the recording industry is once again working to make sure that Internet radio does not steal music…or something like that.

Well, this was pretty predictable. The recording industry is pushing the feds to impose a broadcast flag for digital radio. They’ve been making noises about this for some time, arguing that no one should be allowed to make a digital radio tuner unless the recording industry approves it, because hell, why shouldn’t the guy who releases a record have a veto over the design of the record player? (Oh yeah, it’s because they always freak out and demand that new devices do nothing more than old devices, and often try to make devices that do less than their predecessors).

Remember: any lawmaker who breaks her constituents’ entertainment technologies don’t get re-elected. Make sure your representative is well-briefed on this fact. [Read the rest]