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TENNESSEE - editorial on federal copyright law: A battle royal over pay for music artists

Lawmakers in Congress are looking to reset at least one aspect of the unfettered Internet: digital radio services that underpay or pay nothing at all to the artists whose music they play. Federal copyright law has failed to keep up with digital distribution models or the problems with Internet piracy. AM/FM radio stations are also likely to get caught up in the move to increase royalty payments, which shows just how long overdue this action is. READ THE REST...

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