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Radio stations don't get to play copyrighted music for free. Traditional radio stations have to pay license fees that go to the copyright holder of the songs (w
by RK 17y ago
Radio stations don't get to play copyrighted music for free. Traditional radio stations have to pay license fees that go to the copyright holder of the songs (writers and composers or whoever has acquired those rights), but not performers. Companies like ASCAP administer this for them.
http://www.ascap.com/licensing/radio/radiofaq.html http://www.ascap.com/licensing/radio/radiofaq.html
- codeodor 17y agoThe article is wrong there. But I was under the impression they pay a lot less than internet radio, based on what I've read surrounding this case.