1.0Digital Music Newshttps://www.digitalmusicnews.comAshley Kinghttps://www.digitalmusicnews.com/author/aking/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/02/26/house-pirate-radio-bill/">Pirate Radio Crackdown Continues — House Passes the ‘PIRATE’ Act</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){var r,a,i,s,n,o=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]');for(r=0;r<c.length;r++)c[r].style.display="none";for(r=0;r<o.length;r++)if(a=o[r],e.source===a.contentWindow){if(a.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;a.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),n=l.createElement("a"),s.href=a.getAttribute("src"),n.href=t.value,n.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===a)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;var e,t,r,a,i=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),s=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),n=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content");for(t=0;t<n.length;t++){if(!(r=n[t]).getAttribute("data-secret"))a=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),r.src+="#?secret="+a,r.setAttribute("data-secret",a);if(i||s)(e=r.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),r.parentNode.replaceChild(e,r)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/02/26/house-pirate-radio-bill/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Pirate Radio Crackdown Continues — House Passes the ‘PIRATE’ Act” — Digital Music News" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pirate_radio.jpg750400The FCC wants a bigger stick to crack down on pirate radio stations across the United States. The Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act (PIRATE) gives the FCC more tools to tackle illegal pirate operations.  The bill recently passed the House, and is now shuttling to the Senate side. The measure was put forth […]