Senate Letter Opposes Performance Rights Act
Posted on 21. Oct, 2009 by freeradio in News
Senators Blance Lincoln (D-AR) and John Barrasso (R-WY) sent a letter today to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) andMinority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) opposing the Performance Rights Act. The PRA passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee last week.
“By many estimations, passage of this legislation would result in potentially billions of dollars flowing from local broadcasters to the recording industry and would have a devastating impact on the local radio broadcasting system as we know it,” Sens. Lincoln and Barrasso wrote.
The Senators said that imposing a fee on local broadcasters would “fundamentally change free radio,” and that many music stations would be forced to flip to talk formats rather than paying fees to air music. “At the end of the day, this will result in less music being played on the radio,” they wrote.
Lincoln and Barrasso concluded by saying, ”This legislation clearly evokes strong opposition that transcends party affiliation. As leaders of our two parties, we ask that you oppose any effort to move this bill, either as a stand alone measure or as part of a broader legislative package.”
Source: FMQB
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