In a message dated 11/23/2005 8:17:45 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, marcello@perathoner.de writes:

In related news, RIAA president Cary Sherman congratulated Warner for its ethical behaviour in agreeing to stop bribing radio stations.

Ye gods and little fishes. This system was supposed to have stopped back in 1963, when my husband was a radio announcer. (No, this was not T; my husband at that time was Fred; and even Fred wouldn't accept payola.) Anne