According to a letter from the Copyright Office that has recently been made public, the economic troubles of broadcasters, which have been used to argue against the imposition of a performance royalty for the use of sound recordings by radio stations, are cyclical and are largely over.
Copyright Office issues letter in support of broadcast performance royalty - suggests that economic comeback for radio makes royalty more affordable
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