Rhapsody, SomaFM, Live365, MTV, Pandora, RauteMusik.FM, SHOUTcast, and Digitally Imported were among the participants in the Day of Silence. Last.FM and Slacker did http://www.gracedigitalaudio.com/wireless-internet-radio-p-11.html not participate, saying that they did not want to punish their listeners for the station's problems.[12] Supporters of the increase in royalty rates, however, point to the fact that CBS recently purchased Last.FM for 280 million dollars,[13] and if internet radio is to build businesses off of the product of recordings, the performers and owners of those recordings should receive fair compensation. They also point to the fact that the rates were flat from 1998 through 2005 (see above), without even being increased to reflect cost-of-living increases.
A November 1994 Rolling Stones concert was the "first cyberspace multicast concert." Mick Jagger opened the concert by saying, "I wanna say a special welcome to everyone that's, uh, climbed into the Internet tonight and, uh, has got into the M-bone. And I hope it doesn't all collapse."[2]