Legislative Alert
Letter to Representatives to Support Reforming the Music Licensing Laws to Ensure Musicians, Artists and Performers Are Paid Fairly
… Dear Representative: I am writing to remind you of the AFL-CIO’s strong opposition to the Local Radio Freedom Act (S. Con. Res. 4). We urge you not to … airplay of all of their music on all radio platforms. The broadcasters will argue that any effort to create a performance right would hurt small radio stations and local broadcasters. In fact, the Fair Play Fair Pay Act would cap royalties at $500 … preserving local radio broadcasters, its real purpose conflicts with the principle of a "fair day's wage for a fair day's work.” The Local Radio Freedom Act benefits large corporate radio chains while harming individual artists and musicians. If …