Lawmakers Ponder Disparity in Internet Radio Fairness Act
Music performance rates a pandora's box
A bill to lower music performance royalties for Internet radio is probably dead on arrival in Congress unless traditional broadcasters that have never paid a penny to musicians are asked to pay up.
During a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on the Internet Radio Fairness Act, members on both sides of the aisle took the opportunity to open up the decades-old fight between music artists and terrestrial broadcasters.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) was introduced because the Internet radio business model doesn’t add up.
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