The House Judiciary Committee plans a hearing this fall to...
The House Judiciary Committee plans a hearing this fall to examine music royalty rates, a committee spokeswoman said Thursday. The spokeswoman would not confirm the date, timing or witnesses invited to the hearing, saying details would be released as the…
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hearing date nears. While a lame-duck Congress is likely to focus most of its energy on financial issues like sequestration, some lawmakers have sought to bring attention to disparities in music royalty payments. Lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced the Internet Radio Fairness Act in September aimed at aligning the differing broadcast platform royalty payments under the same standard used to establish rates for cable and satellite radio services (CD Sept 24 p1). Sponsors of the bipartisan, bicameral bills say they would level the playing field for Internet radio services by placing them under the Copyright Act 801(b) standard. Separately, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., is continuing to work on his alternative legislation called the Fairness in Radio Starts Today Act. The bill, which remains in draft form, would require broadcasters to pay royalty payments related to music feeds they stream over the Internet, and increase royalty rates paid by cable and satellite radio providers to match those currently paid by Internet radio providers like Pandora.