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US advocacy group musicFIRST is calling foul on a letter sent by Reps. Kathy Castor and Steve Womack (and possibly crafted by the National Association of Broadcasters) encouraging those on Capital Hill to back the Local Radio Freedom Act, which would help cement the US practice of not recognizing performance rights for the use of sound recordings by terrestrial radio.
musicFIRST warns Congress of radio’s misleading narrative on rights to sound recordings
US advocacy group musicFIRST is calling foul on a letter sent by Reps. Kathy Castor and Steve Womack (and possibly crafted by the National Association of Broadcasters) encouraging those on Capital Hill to back the Local Radio Freedom Act, which would help cement the US practice of not recognizing performance rights for the use of sound recordings by terrestrial radio.
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US artists’ advocacy group
musicFIRST has warned members of Congress about attempts to mislead policy-makers on the issue of performance rights for sound recordings on US AM and FM radio stations.
These 126 members of Congress don’t think musicians deserve to get paid when they are played on the radio
A resolution opposing “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge” on broadcast radio stations now has 112 cosponsors in the US House of Representative and 14 in the Senate.
The Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA) signals members of Congress’s opposition to any potential legislation that imposes new performance royalties on broadcast radio stations for music airplay.
Unlike every other developed country in the world, under current US law, songwriters are paid when a song is played on the radio, but the performer of the song is not.
Tampa Bay area artists want royalties from radio stations
Local Radio Freedom Act
The pandemic made it almost impossible to bring people together for concerts â leaving it even harder to making a living in the music industry. That s why many musicians are continuing to fight for radio stations to pay them royalties.
and last updated 2021-05-13 17:47:43-04
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