My country was planning to do that, then the main party remembered that most of the people who vote for them are really old and are the most likely to be annoyed by a change like that.
When I was at uni in the early 2000s in the UK our uni radio was internet only. I would assume that's something that wouldn't have gone backwards in the last 20 or so years.
It's the kind of thing that's going to work in some areas and not others. It'll be much more viable in most of Europe for instance as overall it's much more urbanised than the USA.
We're getting into samantics but it's counterfeit not stolen.
It would be more like if you made a painting for me, and I then used that to replicate your artistic style and used that to make new paintings without your permission and passed it off as your work.
Then you can adapt to my preferences and not call.