Submission + - RIAA Demands Radio Royalties
digitrev writes: "Wired has an article regarding the RIAA's latest foray into procuring royalty payments from the radio industry. From the article
It's also worth noting the 6 year old Onion story. Yet another sad case of reality imitating fiction."
musicFIRST, another industry group, sent the NAB four different songs, "Take the Money and Run" by the Steve Miller Band; "Pay me My Money Down" by Bruce Springsteen; "Back In the U.S.S.R" by Paul McCartney and "A Change Would Do You Good" by Sheryl Crow.On Monday, the recording industry sent the National Association of Broadcasters — the trade group representing the $16 billion a year AM-FM broadcasting business — a can of herring to underscore that it believes its arguments against paying royalties are a red herring. The NAB says its members should not pay royalties because AM-FM radio "promotes" the music industry.
It's also worth noting the 6 year old Onion story. Yet another sad case of reality imitating fiction."