On May 1st, 2002, the Internet radio community united to fight music royalty rates that most webcasters feel would put them out of business. Most webcasters fell silent in their protest running occasional PSA's telling listeners how to contact congress on "May Day" as they called it. However, Steve Wolf of WolfFM.com led a marathon radio telethon that was anything but silent. David Clements, producer of the "Be Connected" Technology Series has more...

Public Radio interviews Web Radio during what could be the largest webcast of all time. During the May 1st "Save Internet Radio Telethon", David Clements had a chance to pose questions directly to Steve Wolf of WolfFM.com and other webcasters about their stance against the proposed royalty fees. Here is an excerpt of the May 1st telethon, excerpted with the permission of Steve Wolf. (This interview is not intended for rebroadcast.)

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