Congress is finally facing the music.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-Brooklyn/Manhattan) is pushing a bill that would overhaul the way authors, performers and record labels are paid for songs streamed online, and end the partial free ride enjoyed by traditional radio.
“For decades, AM/FM radio has used whatever music it wants without paying a cent to the musicians, vocalists, and labels that created it,” said Nadler, who is introducing the Fair Pay Fair Play Act.
Currently, digital radio services pay one royalty rate, satellite radio pays a higher rate, and traditional radio pays royalties only to composers
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