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Say What? Flawed argument Put Forth by Recording Industry Shill
Simson who “is executive director of SoundExchange, which collects and distributes royalties on behalf of the recording industry.” and is hardly unbiased, argues: “In short, the CRB did what Congress asked it to do, at the behest of Webcasters. But when the CRB set what it judged to be fair and reasonable royalty rates, the Webcasters decided they were too high, cried foul and denounced the very process they had sought.” This completely misses the real issue: that small and independent streamers will get KILLED by this, leaving only the majors to provide the service. For instance: Save Internet Radio. Hardly the group that asked Congress to do ANYTHING, but the group with the greatest amount to lose.
