Perform Act of 2006 Aims to Restrict Internet Radio 

This week U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander, Joseph Biden, Dianne Feinstein, and Lindsey Graham decided to reintroduce the 'Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music (PERFORM) Act'. An Ars Technica article explains that PERFORM would restrict our rights to make non-commercial recordings under the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992, and require satellite and internet broadcasters to use 'technology to prevent music theft'.

That means goodbye to your favourite streaming audio formats, hello DRM. The EFF said pretty much the same when this bill last reared its ugly head in April of 2006. It's too soon to get the text of this year's version (S.256) online, but it likely to resemble last year's S.2644, which is available through Thomas.»
 

The DMCA-backed DRM is the best proof that the United States Congress is harmful and a danger for the humanity. And yes, I will be personally affected, as my preferred Internet radio stations are broadcasting from the USA.

Perform Act of 2006 Aims to Restrict Internet Radio