The Strangely Tilted Playing Field of Music Copyright Royalties

Source: Brookings Institution

To say that copyright law is complex would be an understatement. At the most basic level, however, it is underpinned by a simple premise: that “authors” (including songwriters and recording artists) deserve to be compensated for the use of th ...
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'Zero Funding Cannot Be a Model for Public Broadcasting'

Source: AllAfrica.com

I welcome this invitation by the Portfolio Committee on Media, Information and Communication Technology to give oral evidence on progress made in the opening up of our airwa-ves. I am truly grateful that the Committee accommodated me by reschedu ...
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Standing Up in Wisconsin and Beyond for Our Rights in Radio!

Source: The Huffington Post

There is much talk amongst radio talk show hosts about their rights of Free Speech. I do not condone any kind of censorship (outside incitement to violence,) and agree radio talkers have their rights. But so do We the People, and it is time we stand ...
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