The Fair Play Fair Pay Act would create a right for recording artists and copyright owners to be paid for the use of sound recordings on AM/FM radio.
Artists and record labels, large and small, do not get paid for the use of their recordings on AM/FM “terrestrial” radio. Recording artists would like this to change so that working musicians (not just superstars) can get compensated for the use of their work across all radio technology platforms. AM/FM radio stations already pay for the privilege of broadcasting musical compositions, although they do not pay for the use of sound recordings...
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