Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The Performance Royalty Debate

I'm going to miss this as we'll be setting up for the Bay Area Takeover day party at SXSW, but if you care about the state of radio royalties, go check out this panel.

south by southwest festivals + conferences: "The Performance Royalty Debate
Room 12AB
Thursday, March 13th
11:45 am - 1:00 pm


The United States is the only territory in which terrestrial radio is exempt from paying performance royalties to performers. A coalition of groups is seeking to reverse this anomaly and bring US policy in line with the rest of the world. This legislation faces strong opposition from the broadcast lobby. What are the issues at stake, and what are the chances that Congress will make it law?"

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1 Comments:

Blogger Shannon said...

Thank you for posting this information. I actually went to that and it has become my mission to see this through. I have been writing letters to congress about this issue and changing it. We are one of the 3 countries in the world who do not pay artists for radio play. 1 of 3. How can this be? We need to start making a difference now in order to save this industry and figure out an effective industry formula.

June 8, 2008 10:59 AM  

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