Huppe: ‘Artists won’t stop fighting until large broadcast corporations pay fairly for music.’

For years, Big Radio has followed the same cynical formula. Convince lawmakers to sign on to a symbolic, non-binding resolution that labels performance royalties – otherwise known as payments to artists for their hard work – as a “tax.” Then have the audacity to insist that music creators accept the no-payments status quo as “mutually beneficial.” And finally, they’d claim that having to pay royalties would devastate small broadcasters.

Source: ‘Artists won’t stop fighting until large broadcast corporations pay fairly for music.’

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