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Long Overdue? An Exploration Of The Status And Merit Of A General Public Performance Right In Sound Recordings, Matthew S. Delnero
Long Overdue? An Exploration Of The Status And Merit Of A General Public Performance Right In Sound Recordings, Matthew S. Delnero
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
In the sound recording performance rights debate, positions advocated by broadcasters are the polar opposite of those taken by recording artists and labels. Considering all the factors, it is likely that neither claim is entirely meritorious. Both are too extreme to be supported by available evidence. Radio broadcasters ignore what would amount to at least some international harmonization and added foreign royalties, as well as the potential creation of new works that would not be economically viable without a performance royalty. Furthermore, broadcasters fail to adequately account for the possible inequity of granting performance royalties to those who compose music …