WASHINGTON: Coalitions representing the radio and recording industries are urging legislators to reject and pass, respectively, the Performance Rights Act.
The bill would require radio stations to pay a fee to artists when playing their music on air, although opponents counter that much of that fee would go to record companies. Traditional radio is currently exempt from such a fee, but satellite, Internet, and cable music providers pay one. The bill passed the House Judiciary Committee by a vote of 21 to ...