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It was hard to tell whether Wednesday’s examination of a proposal setting up a royalty for songs aired on traditional radio was a congressional hearing or a music festival as performers ranging from R&B group Dru Hill to Latino torch singer Adassa turned the House Judiciary Committee room into a stage.
The hearing on the issue was postponed for hours as lawmakers cast floor votes on other issues, but it managed to capture the committee’s imagination as performers pushed the lawmakers to support the Performance Rights Act.
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