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.’