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# Our President On Performance Royalties
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/our-president-o/
- Published: 2007-07-24T07:32:09.000Z
- Updated: 2007-07-24T07:32:09.000Z
- Description: From the official White House transcript: QUESTION: Mr. President, music is one of our largest exports the country has. Currently, every country in the world — except China, Iran, North. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/07/our-president-o.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Radio & Satellite, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

**From the official White House [transcript](http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070719-3.html?ref=hypebot.com):**

> **QUESTION:** Mr. President, music is one of our largest exports the country has. Currently, every country in the world — except China, Iran, North Korea, Rwanda and the United States — pay a statutory royalty to the performing artists for radio and television air play. Would your administration consider changing our laws to align it with the rest of the world?  
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THE PRESIDENT: Help. (Laughter.) Maybe you’ve never had a President say this — I have, like, no earthly idea what you’re talking about. (Laughter and applause.) Sounds like we’re keeping interesting company, you know? (Laughter.)  
  
Look, I’ll give you the old classic: contact my office, will you? (Laughter.) I really don’t — I’m totally out of my lane. I like listening to country music, if that helps. (Laughter.)