Re: [Swprograms] More on Sirius, Post-Stern

[Daniel Say <say@xxxxxx>]

  Some of the listeners don't buy a radio receiver at all....


http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-free2feb02,0,6646585.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Sirius Shock: Pirates Hit Howard Stern Show

   By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Times Staff Writer
   Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., which liberated radio shock jock Howard         
   Stern from the federal decency standards that he felt had shackled           
   him, is finding that freedom's just another word for $500 million to lose.

  Since Jan. 9, when Stern debuted on Sirius, pirated versions of the
   shows have been made available for free via several online
   file-sharing networks just hours after Stern signs off. The New              
   York-based broadcaster signed Stern to a five-year,
   half-billion-dollar contract in 2004.

   Now, Sirius is, in a word, furious. "We don't condone the stealing of
   Howard's show, or any of the content on our more than 125 channels,"
   Sirius spokesman Patrick Reilly said. "We vigorously protect our             
   intellectual property rights and we will actively prosecute those who        
   attempt to steal it."
   It is not known how many Stern fans are sidestepping Sirius'
   $12.95-a-month subscription fee by illegally downloading his show.
   Because most hard-core fans are used to listening to the show in their
   cars, presumably many of them would subscribe rather than wait until
   they're in front of a computer screen.     [ more ]
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