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As broadcasters and the recording industry attempt to hammer out an agreement to set royalty fees for music played on the radio, one area of compromise—to mandate FM tuners in cell phones—has struck a nerve. The Consumer Electronics Association, which represents consumer electronics companies that manufacture cell phones and portable devices, would like to kill the idea, calling it “the height of absurdity.”
The National Association of Broadcasters and the Recording Industry Association of
America, which has been pushing for performance royalties on music airplay, set out the FM tuner idea as part of a broader framework for a compromise bill.
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