In response to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property hearing on “Ensuring Artists Fair Compensation: Updating the Performance Right and Platform Parity for the 21st Century”, Reed Bunzel, CEO of American Media Services-Internet says, “If we really wanted to talk about fairness, we wouldn't let a regulatory board that’s highly influenced by the recording industry cripple a burgeoning Internet radio industry. That’s exactly what the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) under the Library of Congress is doing by setting onerous royalty rates that every radio station – large and small – has to pay to reach listeners over the web. The result is a performance fee structure that is hardly fair or just" (read the complete text) (visit AMS Internet)
http://www.americanmediaservices.com/internet/
