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Radio Fights Performance Royalties With New Ads


SHOULD BROADCAST RADIO PAY PERFORMANCE ROYALTIES?

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The National Association of Broadcasters has recently stepped up efforts to fight proposed legislation that would charge broadcast radio stations performance royalties. Internet and satelllite broadcasters already pay the royalty.

The latest NAB campaign includes some aggressive television advertising that touts the promotional value of radio and claims that new royalties will force stations off the air.

This week, top music industry organizations fought back:



The Recording Industry Association of America, Music Managers Forum, American Association of Independent Music, and others say that the promotional value of radio has declined dramatically because fans now get their music from a wider variety of sources.

The musicFirst coalition of artists and studios argued, "Is there any legitimate reason why broadcasters should be able to build a business using our music without our being paid or at least having the right to say no thanks? The answer, of course, is no."

SHOULD BROADCAST RADIO PAY PERFORMANCE ROYALTIES?

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  1. “the promotional value of radio has declined dramatically because fans now get their music from a wider variety of sources.”
    True, but commercial radio airplay is still by far THE best way to create awareness of new music.

  2. No matter what the broadcasters say it is NOT a tax. The money is not going to the Government or Government Projects. The best part is that since they control the airwaves stations have refused to air Pro-Performance Right Act commercials. The tiered payment scale proposed in the legislation will not cripple local radio stations like is portrayed in the propaganda.
    To top it off the United States is one of the few countries in the world that do not pay a performance royalty to artists. Care to guess some of the others? Iran, North Korea, and Afghanistan. Good company boys!

  3. At the risk of having Max Martin beat me senseless, I think a reasonable compromise would be to simultaneously reduce songwriter royalties and introduce performance royalties, so that the net impact on radio station’s bottom lines isn’t quite so severe…

  4. That’s not a public performance of a sound recording and so no “ROYALTY” is due. However, when an article is reprinted in other publications, etc. authors get a payment for the reuse. So then, why shouldn’t artists be paid when their music is used to build radio’s business.

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