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Performance Right
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CommLawBlog
Radio Reps Rip Proposed Performance Rights Royalties
"It's like throwing a surprise party for a friend, and at the end of the night your friend charges you for an appearance fee" -- That's how Spanish Broadcasting System…
CommLawBlog
Time For A New Spin On “Pay For Play”
I think broadcasters have let the record companies put them on the defensive by establishing a one-sided framework for the public discussion of the performance royalty issue. Maybe it's time…
Broadcast Law Blog
Congressman Boucher to NAB – Accept Performance Royalty – How Much Would It Cost?
The week, Congressman Rick Boucher, a member of both the House of Representatives Commerce and Judiciary Committees, told an audience of broadcasters at the NAB Leadership Conference that they should…
Broadcast Law Blog
Rallies on Capitol Hill on the Performance Royalty – Who Will Pay?
In the last two weeks, we have seen Capitol Hill rallies by the Free Radio Alliance, opposing what they term the “performance tax” on radio, and yesterday by the Music…
Broadcast Law Blog
Broadcast Performance Royalty Passes House Subcommittee – But It’s Not Done Yet
Once again, the extension of the sound recording performance royalty to broadcasters has become a hot topic in Washington. The subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property of the House Judiciary…
Broadcast Law Blog
Performance Royalty (or Tax) on Broadcasters – Promotion, Fairness and The Impact on the Small Guy
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the possibility of imposing on broadcasters a performance royalty for the use of sound recordings. This would be a new royalty,…
Broadcast Law Blog
Musicians Trade Waiver of Royalty Rights in Exchange for Exposure – Maybe Not Such a Bad Idea
Should artists waive their rights to performance royalties in order to get airplay on broadcast or Internet radio stations? That questions has come to the fore based on a click-through agreement…
Broadcast Law Blog
The Battle is Joined on the Performance Royalty for Over the Air Broadcasting
The battle over performance royalties for broadcast stations seems to have been officially joined. We wrote last week about the rumors of a coalition of record companies and musicians that was…
Broadcast Law Blog
Internet Radio Equality Act Introduced to Nullify Copyright Royalty Board Decision
The Internet Radio Equality Act was introduced in the House of Representatives today, proposing several actions - most significantly the nullification of the decision of the Copyright Royalty Board raising…