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Bursting The Broadcast Bubble - The New Music Gestapo  »  Coffee House Studio
Talk about Frivolous Lawsuits...The WAR ON MUSICWhat is this, the Third Grade???From WIRED:The recording industry and U.S. radio companies have squared off for decades about whether AM and FM radio broadcasters should pay royalties to singers, musicians and their labels.But now the debate is getting meaner; there's more at stake as the recording industry seeks new income avenues in the wake of wanton peer-to-peer piracy and declining CD sales in part due to the iPod and satellite radio. A U.S. House subcommittee could vote as early as Thursday on a royalty measure.On Monday, the recording industry sent the National ...