Last I checked, there is some deal being worked out with Soundscan, the rights agency, which would keep royalty rates reasonable, but all Internet radio wll have to have digital rights management running (it prevents you from capturing a digital copy of the streaming music). I don't know the specifics about all this yet, but round one of the campaign is over. Yes, the ads have been annoying, but honestly this is the only way you prod people into acting, because we don't have the lobbyist cash to spread around to get what we want.
I'll report on all this in more detail when I get back.