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19 US Representatives find time to fight for radio royalties
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article published on 5 February, 2009
Considering the massive amount of work before the House of Representatives to deal with one financial crisis after another you would think their days would be full. But there are a few Representatives who have found the time to support record labels in their continuing quest to squeeze performance royalties out of terrestrial radio stations.
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5. February 2009 @ 12:24 |
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The role of broadcasting dose not change its still meant to advertise the band if publishers can not make money off producing albums then don't produce them and get in with the ticket master scam and "block" venues for touring....
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5. February 2009 @ 16:33 |
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for some reason i find myself not caring anymore. its a never ending fight. the record industry will never stop engaging in this war until they no longer exist. how long will it take everyone to realize this?
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6. February 2009 @ 05:19 |
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Agreed grkblood. What the public must do is support independant labels and artists that are not part of any of these trade groups. We need to create an alternate broadcast model that will only play folks that have not signed over their rights to the likes of the RIAA, ASCAP and BMI.
An internet station free of artists that are not members of the above oganizations need to pay no roaylties to them and instead, if they so choose, pay the artist directly. The RIAA, ASCAP and BMI are parastic middle men working for the interest of the big labels. There's no law saying we must consume their product. The message has to go out to music fans everywhere that the above organizations, labels that sponsor them and artists that are their members are the real enemies of free and open artistic exchange. Radio is already nearly obsolete. Time to dismantle the framework that suppresses small and taleted independant artists and labels.
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Mez
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6. February 2009 @ 08:43 |
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The is quite an idea. Do they think they will get any money when they go out of business?
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6. February 2009 @ 13:25 |
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there should be a bill baring any politician, from taking part in any concern other than the well being of this country. id much rather see that bill than a $500 Billion dollar wasted stimulus package.
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Mez
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10. February 2009 @ 07:10 |
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DXR88, sorry that is laughable. Who would vote for that???
They only close bribery loop holes when new one have been found. Thaey are all crooks. That is why we are in such terrible shape.
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10. February 2009 @ 11:28 |
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Originally posted by Mez:
DXR88, sorry that is laughable. Who would vote for that???
They only close bribery loop holes when new one have been found. Thaey are all crooks. That is why we are in such terrible shape.
Why its a perfect solution to the current issue, they are too concerned about everything else..there own pockets. with the stimulus we're only going to go $500 billion more into debt.
if anythings laughable its the genius that thought lets fix are debt with money, money fixes everything.
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Mez
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10. February 2009 @ 14:49 |
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The solution would work if it became law. The problem again is why would a crook stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars every year want to make a law to end that. They want to retire millionaires like the rest of them. I am sure they would rather be voted out than lose their license to steal. If they lose they just go to a different district. With their money and tricks they will get elected some here else.
It is pretty much like if I had a few million I could care less as well.
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