On his site today, www.wrathofkahn.org Leonard Kahn states that he has sued in Federal Court, iBiquity, Clear Channel and Lucent. Looks like the fun is beginning.... I believe IBOC is fatally flawed especially on AM but Leonard is too much a crackpot..... He did have the best AM stereo though....
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Leonard Kahn starts the first round of lawsuits
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> On his site today, www.wrathofkahn.org Leonard Kahn states
> that he has sued in Federal Court, iBiquity, Clear Channel
> and Lucent. Looks like the fun is beginning.... I believe
> IBOC is fatally flawed especially on AM but Leonard is too
> much a crackpot..... He did have the best AM stereo
> though....
>
Even though Mr. Kahn's motive is purely one of self-interest, the issue surrounding iBiquity's lock on digital radio technology for the U.S. is a serious one and merits scrutiny.
If the government decided one day that only ARCO could make and sell gasoline and that it could set whatever price it wanted for the stuff, do you think consumer groups or even legislators would quietly stand by and let it happen? I don't think so. And yet that is exactly what's happening with digital terrestrial broadcasting. For one company to have all the power to establish the standards, issue the licensing and set up whatever pricing structure it wanted for a technology that is possibly going to become the future of radio broadcasting in the U.S. is dangerous. It might be a wet dream for iBiquity's investors but will be a nightmare for consumers and even broadcast stations and I'm mystified that it has been allowed to go on this long without one word of debate.
For whatever motive, Leonard Kahn is right to bring this issue out in the open by way of an antitrust suit.
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> that he has sued in Federal Court, iBiquity, Clear Channel
> and Lucent. Looks like the fun is beginning.... I believe
> IBOC is fatally flawed especially on AM but Leonard is too
> much a crackpot..... He did have the best AM stereo
> though....
>
Even though Mr. Kahn's motive is purely one of self-interest, the issue surrounding iBiquity's lock on digital radio technology for the U.S. is a serious one and merits scrutiny.
If the government decided one day that only ARCO could make and sell gasoline and that it could set whatever price it wanted for the stuff, do you think consumer groups or even legislators would quietly stand by and let it happen? I don't think so. And yet that is exactly what's happening with digital terrestrial broadcasting. For one company to have all the power to establish the standards, issue the licensing and set up whatever pricing structure it wanted for a technology that is possibly going to become the future of radio broadcasting in the U.S. is dangerous. It might be a wet dream for iBiquity's investors but will be a nightmare for consumers and even broadcast stations and I'm mystified that it has been allowed to go on this long without one word of debate.
For whatever motive, Leonard Kahn is right to bring this issue out in the open by way of an antitrust suit.
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> >
> Even though Mr. Kahn's motive is purely one of
> self-interest, the issue surrounding iBiquity's lock on
> digital radio technology for the U.S. is a serious one and
> merits scrutiny.
>
> If the government decided one day that only ARCO could make
> and sell gasoline and that it could set whatever price it
> wanted for the stuff, do you think consumer groups or even
> legislators would quietly stand by and let it happen? I
> don't think so. And yet that is exactly what's happening
> with digital terrestrial broadcasting. For one company to
> have all the power to establish the standards, issue the
> licensing and set up whatever pricing structure it wanted
> for a technology that is possibly going to become the future
> of radio broadcasting in the U.S. is dangerous. It might be
> a wet dream for iBiquity's investors but will be a nightmare
> for consumers and even broadcast stations and I'm mystified
> that it has been allowed to go on this long without one word
> of debate.
OMG. Great friggin point and the one I have been making for years. Everyone stand up and ^5 dbdigital for this statment.
Can you say monopoly????
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> Even though Mr. Kahn's motive is purely one of
> self-interest, the issue surrounding iBiquity's lock on
> digital radio technology for the U.S. is a serious one and
> merits scrutiny.
>
> If the government decided one day that only ARCO could make
> and sell gasoline and that it could set whatever price it
> wanted for the stuff, do you think consumer groups or even
> legislators would quietly stand by and let it happen? I
> don't think so. And yet that is exactly what's happening
> with digital terrestrial broadcasting. For one company to
> have all the power to establish the standards, issue the
> licensing and set up whatever pricing structure it wanted
> for a technology that is possibly going to become the future
> of radio broadcasting in the U.S. is dangerous. It might be
> a wet dream for iBiquity's investors but will be a nightmare
> for consumers and even broadcast stations and I'm mystified
> that it has been allowed to go on this long without one word
> of debate.
OMG. Great friggin point and the one I have been making for years. Everyone stand up and ^5 dbdigital for this statment.
Can you say monopoly????
G
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dbdigital
Guest
> > >
> > Even though Mr. Kahn's motive is purely one of
> > self-interest, the issue surrounding iBiquity's lock on
> > digital radio technology for the U.S. is a serious one and
>
> > merits scrutiny.
> >
> > If the government decided one day that only ARCO could
> make
> > and sell gasoline and that it could set whatever price it
> > wanted for the stuff, do you think consumer groups or even
>
> > legislators would quietly stand by and let it happen? I
> > don't think so. And yet that is exactly what's happening
> > with digital terrestrial broadcasting. For one company to
>
> > have all the power to establish the standards, issue the
> > licensing and set up whatever pricing structure it wanted
> > for a technology that is possibly going to become the
> future
> > of radio broadcasting in the U.S. is dangerous. It might
> be
> > a wet dream for iBiquity's investors but will be a
> nightmare
> > for consumers and even broadcast stations and I'm
> mystified
> > that it has been allowed to go on this long without one
> word
> > of debate.
>
>
> OMG. Great friggin point and the one I have been making for
> years. Everyone stand up and ^5 dbdigital for this statment.
>
> Can you say monopoly????
> G
>
Thank you. Now I'll shut up about it and let Mr. Kahn's lawsuit run it's course. But I know all of us will be closely watching it.
db
> > Even though Mr. Kahn's motive is purely one of
> > self-interest, the issue surrounding iBiquity's lock on
> > digital radio technology for the U.S. is a serious one and
>
> > merits scrutiny.
> >
> > If the government decided one day that only ARCO could
> make
> > and sell gasoline and that it could set whatever price it
> > wanted for the stuff, do you think consumer groups or even
>
> > legislators would quietly stand by and let it happen? I
> > don't think so. And yet that is exactly what's happening
> > with digital terrestrial broadcasting. For one company to
>
> > have all the power to establish the standards, issue the
> > licensing and set up whatever pricing structure it wanted
> > for a technology that is possibly going to become the
> future
> > of radio broadcasting in the U.S. is dangerous. It might
> be
> > a wet dream for iBiquity's investors but will be a
> nightmare
> > for consumers and even broadcast stations and I'm
> mystified
> > that it has been allowed to go on this long without one
> word
> > of debate.
>
>
> OMG. Great friggin point and the one I have been making for
> years. Everyone stand up and ^5 dbdigital for this statment.
>
> Can you say monopoly????
> G
>
Thank you. Now I'll shut up about it and let Mr. Kahn's lawsuit run it's course. But I know all of us will be closely watching it.
db
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