Looks like there’ll be no last minute call from the proverbial governor’s mansion – internet radio operators in the US will soon be facing big bills…

A panel of judges at the Copyright Royalty Board has denied a request from the NPR and a number of other webcasters to reconsider a March ruling that would force Internet radio services to pay crippling royalties. The panel’s ruling reaffirmed the original CRB decision in every respect, with the exception of how the royalties will be calculated. full story at Ars Technica