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Performance Right
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Broadcast Law Blog
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 30, 2023 to February 5, 2023
By David Oxenford, Robert Primosch
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these…
Broadcast Law Blog
House of Representatives Judiciary Committee to Consider American Music Fairness Act Proposing Sound Recording Performance Royalty on Over-the-Air Broadcasting
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee will be holding a “mark-up session” (see this notice of the session) where they will be considering the American Music Fairness Act which proposes…
Broadcast Law Blog
New Legislation to Impose Sound Recording Performance Royalty on Over-the-Air Radio – What Does It Provide and What Would the Royalty Cost?
Last week, Congressmen Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Darrell Issa (R-CA) introduced the American Music Fairness Act ( see their Press Release for more details) which would impose a new music royalty…
Broadcast Law Blog
AMFM Act Introduced in Congress to Impose Sound Recording Performance Royalty on Broadcast Stations
Late last month, the Ask Musicians For Music Act (the “AMFM Act”) was introduced in both the House and Senate. If enacted, the AMFM Act would impose on over-the-air broadcast…
Broadcast Law Blog
New Congressional Attempts to Impose a Performance Royalty for Sound Recordings on Broadcast Radio, Including the PROMOTE Act – What Do They Provide?
In the last month, there have been two bills introduced in the US House of Representatives seeking to impose a performance royalty for sound recordings on broadcast radio stations in…
Broadcast Law Blog
RMLC Reaches Agreement with ASCAP on Royalties for Commercial Radio for Through 2021
ASCAP and the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) announced yesterday that they have reached an agreement for the period 2017-2021, setting the performance royalties that commercial broadcasters will pay for…
CommLawBlog
Flo and Eddie Take Their Siriusly Winning Ways to the East Coast
By FHH Law
The decision of a federal judge in New York may pave the way for judges in other states to hop on the bandwagon being driven by Flo and Eddie in…
CommLawBlog
Performance Royalties: The State of Play
FHH's Frank Montero reviews a number of important issues on the copyright front.
CommLawBlog
Geofencing, Webcasting and Performance Rights Royalties: How Far Does The Exemption Go?
By FHH Law
A radio broadcaster is arguing that geofencing exempts it from performance royalties for webcast songs.
Broadcast Law Blog
NAB Radio Board Adopts Proposal for Settlement of Performance Tax Issue – Where Do We Go From Here?
The NAB Radio Board today voted to adopt a Terms Sheet to offer to the musicFirst Coalition which, if agreed to by musicFirst and adopted by Congress, will settle the…