UK subscribers to Pandora's free internet radio will no longer have access to the service after 15th January because of music licensing issues. An email sent to UK listeners from Tim Westergren apologised for the sudden end to the service stating that "This is an email I hoped I would never have to send" and blaming "totally unworkable licence rates" for the switch off.
Listeners have already responded to this in the UK with a 'Save Net Radio' petition created on the Downing Stree E-Petition website. Around 400 signatures have currently been signed with the statement reading:
'We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to investigate the current music licensing fees for Internet music services to ensure that the UK benefits financially and culturally from this growth industry.'
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