Evil, or not evil?

So, webcasting is screwed up.

//rant

So, Michele over at ASV has one of the coolest features I've ever seen on a blog, something that really sets her apart. And it's totally, completely, 100% a copyright infringement. I'm speaking, of course, of the Radio Blog shockwave app. This bad boy allows streaming radio from your website. It requires a server that supports XML and PHP (which mine does not, I checked). And it looks like it's pretty easy to use as far as the technical requirements go. However...

Because of current law and rates that have been set by the Library of Congress, it's potentially very, very, very expensive. (like, thousands of dollars a year, which puts it definitely out of reach of any kind of hobbyist).

It's interesting that a forum that potentially creates millions of broadcasters and would open channels for distribution the likes of which we've never seen is being quashed. Come on, guys. There's got to be a better way to do this.

//end rant