You might remember this story from a few days ago: When 19 year-old Jhannet Sejas taped a 20 second clip of Transformers on her Canon Power Shot camera, she probably didn't think she was committing a crime that calls for 1 year in prison and a $2,500 fine. If she did, she probably didn't think the movie theater would call the police, have her arrested, and then press charges.
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In an effort to make our self-imposed job of nicknaming America's CEOs easier, Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin took Sirius' annual shareholder meeting as an opportunity to announce that Sirius "sucked less" than XM radio. Mel's exact words were, "We suck less."
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Here's a video of an aggrieved Opie and Anthony fan trying to verify that his XM radio account was canceled. First the rep starts out saying the account is canceled, then he says it's suspended, then he says it's canceled.
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If you would rather not talk to a liar in India when trying to cancel XM, here's a number for you: 202-380-4393. It's said to be their executive office number. You might be able to avoid ending up like this guy.
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To be perfectly clear, this has nothing to do with the recent Opie and Anthony dust-up. That being said, it suddenly seemed relevant to the future of satellite radio, so we thought we'd post the news. Again, they already canceled. It's not over Opie and Anthony. Ok, on to the news.
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Opie and Anthony fans are sawing, blowtorching and smashing their XM radios after the satellite radio provider suspended the shock-jock duo. Here's a roundup of 7 of such videos, several of which contain cursing.
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Reader Al writes in to appraise us on the satellite radio backlash that is currently going on. Satellite radio is a hot mess! Al writes:
As you probably know, XM has touted their service as uncensored radio with the ability by the user to block specific channels. A method of self censorship that they constantly promote in their advertisements. These channels are tagged with the "XL" moniker showing the subscriber that they can put parental controls.
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