An interesting fight is brewing between the Nat'l Assoc of Broadcasters and the RIAA

[thewayne]

The RIAA wants to make terrestrial broadcasters "pay to play", the thing that's destroying internet radio. Currently terrestrial broadcasters pay royalties to SONG WRITERS, not to the band doing the playing. So the NAB is countering by asking Congress to investigate modern recording contracts!

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/12/20/1316235

Comments

[silveradept]

This will be an interesting fight to watch. If the RIAA gets their way and broadcast has to pay the performance fees, what are the odds those fees will sharply plummet when Clear Channel and others decide that they're paying too much?