Reps. George Holding, R-N.C., and John Conyers, D-Mich., have heard the royalties blues from record companies and veteran musicians, introducing on Thursday copyright legislation that would bring the industry and artists more money from Internet radio services.
Appearing with Richie Furay of Buffalo Springfield, Martha Reeves of Martha & The Vandellas, Roger McGuinn of The Byrds and several other longtime musicians on Capitol Hill, the congressmen unveiled the Respecting Senior Performers as Essential Cultural Treasures (RESPECT) Act, which would require Sirius XM, iTunes Radio, Pandora and other online radio companies to pay federal performance royalty fees for songs recorded before 1972. Unlike music recorded on or after Feb. 15 of that year, tunes made before that date don’t have federal performance royalty expenses that Internet radio businesses must cover. Instead, state copyright laws govern these older recordings.
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