Trumka—Time for Radio to Pay the Piper and All the Musicians
AM and FM radio stations that broadcast songs over the air to your cars and homes have had a free ride for more than 80 years. They don’t have to pay the musicians and singers who make the music. A good deal for corporate radio, a bad deal for working musicians.
Legislation in Congress, the Performance Rights Act (S. 379 and H.R. 848), will make sure the band gets paid by requiring the stations to pay royalties to the performers whenever their work is aired. The bill, says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, “would correct an injustice that has been 80 years in the making.” In a letter to the U.S. Senate urging passage of the legislation, he says the bill
would guarantee that performers whose work is played on AM/FM radio can finally secure the right to be compensated for their efforts. This is an issue of basic fairness for working families.
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