Shouting out "I'm MC Rove", Mr Rove danced about the stage and postured like a rap star, much to the delight of the watching press.

"The rates are disastrous," says Joe Kennedy, CEO of Pandora. "I'm not aware of any internet radio service that believes it can sustain a business at the rates set by this decision."

The situation for smaller webcasters isn't any better. And for the likes of Bill Goldsmith, who runs Radio Paradise, it's far worse: "This royalty structure would wipe out an entire class of business, small independent webcasters such as myself and my wife. Our obligation under this rate structure would be equal to over 125 percent of our total income."

...

If the new rates stick, online music fans may come to expect far less innovation, variety and quality when it comes to internet radio. Some industry experts fear that even more users could be driven to illicit services that pay no royalties or those that operate from other countries.

>
> it paints an unfair picture of the "leisure" enjoyed by the
> poor. They work less hours than CEOs, and they also get paid very little
> for doing it. If you had to do the kind of thankless labor many low-income
> workers perform, you would be out the door at 5:01pm every day, just like
> every other hourly worker in this country.

I don't see where you've addressed the main question, which is whythis has changed so much since 1965.

This is, of course, unless you
> were among the vast number of people who work dreadful hours all night to
> keep groceries stocked and hospitals running. Also, they do their own
> laundry, clean their own houses, and prepare their own meals. How much of
> this counts as "work" in your world?

All of it, as I thought the column made clear. The big trend is not"less time at the office"; it's "more time at leisure". Hours spenton laundry, cleaning and meal preparation are all down across theboard, but they're down farthest among the least educated.