This is big news for the music industry as today, October 15th, 2009 the Senate Judiciary Committee voted yes on the proposed Bill to make radio stations pay royalties to the performers when their music is broadcasted. The Bill now moves to full Senate.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said the bill corrects a glaring inequity. "When we listen to music, we are enjoying the intellectual property of two creative artists — the songwriter and the performer," he said.
Well, it's big news, but too bad most popular radio stations play the same 30-40 songs all day. Not really going to help out too many people.
Read the rest of the article from the Associated Press.
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