And what of the recordings that "recouped costs" decades ago (that would have been public domain if Big Media had not lobbied Congress to change copyright laws)?
When I was a kid, we had payola. It worked the other way around. I’m fine with turning all the music radio stations into “rightwing” talk radio stations.
The radio stations should charge the performers a promotional fee equal to the royalties.
What a way to kill music radio!
Wow - a liberal group is opposed to new taxes? That is news....
The RIAA is the worst thing to happen to the music industry....Makes me glad I don’t listen to the junk or “music radio” I listen to my CD collection and talk radio in the car....
Screw the songwriters, singers, publishers and anyone else in the chain. I haven’t paid for music in years, and never will again. Call it stealing if you want, but it’s never been worth paying for
Our government shouldn’t be involved in the entertainment industry including sports. Each performer signs a contract on the front end. That’s where their share of the pie should be determined.
What they always fail to mention is
. Total music purchases were up 2.1 percent over 2008, as ‘09 brought in 1.545 billion overall music sales — which factors in albums, singles, digital tracks and music videos — compared to the 1.513 billion combined in 2008.
I can't believe anything they say
Let the singers say no thanks! It just seems to me that common sense (Iknow, I know) would dictate that radio stations would just go out of business rather than pay a tax. Who are they going to raise it from? I don’t listen to radio usless I’m in the truck or the weather is bad.