If it is illegal to even record music from internet, how is it legal to listen to internet radio?

i mean that this is again violation of the copyright law in the same way of thinking, listening to music without paying the company that has the copyright rights for that.

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The internet radio stations that I'm familiar with do pay licensing fees for the music and there are also advertising revenues involved in some, so the various studios and musicians see some return, even if it's miniscule. There are internet radio stations that don't pay any fees; these are the online versions of pirate radio stations, and those are illegal.

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recording and listening are 2 different things. Internet radio is just like listening to a regular radio.

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to listen legal please open ur winplayer then radio tuner

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Because the radio station pays a licensing fee to the people who own the rights to the music. Fees are usually based on the size of the audience and the type of music you are playing.