Re: NAB challenge to US Copyright Office ruling rejected

[Garrett Wollman <wollman>]

<<On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 11:36:00 -0400, Rick Hopper <hopperman@ispchannel.com> said:

> ASCAP BMI

...collect royalties on behalf of songwriters and composers -- NOT
record companies.  In the system as it had previously existed, the
record company's only compensation was its profit on the sale of
recordings.  Radio airplay was considered an enticement for listeners
to purchase prerecorded music.

-GAWollman