Was WRIF-FM opposed to the Performance Rights Act at the town hall meeting in Detroit?
Reps from 50 independent state broadcast associations wrote Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (pictured) on Wednesday, urging her to oppose any effort to bring H.R. 848, or the Performance Rights Act, to the House floor for a vote. The letter follows Wednesday’s news that a majority of U.S. House members now publicly oppose RIAA’s effort to levy royalties on local radio for airplay. “The Judiciary Committee is in the process of asking the GAO to study the impact of the bill on small, religious and minority-owned stations whose existence and future growth would be devastated under H.R. 848. Moving the bill before that study has been completed, made public and is evaluated would place the cart before the horse,” the letter read. “Please help ensure that radio remains a viable voice and that H.R. 848 is not sent to the House floor for a vote.” (06-04-09) Sources: http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol
