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[A. Joseph Ross]

On 11 Mar 2008 at 16:56, Alan Tolz wrote:

> I understand your point David, but independent promotion is not
> payola.  As long as there is no direct correlation between a
> promotional item, and the airing of a song specific to that
> promotional item WITHOUT sponsor identificaiton, there is no payola. 
> Stations that accepted fly-aways and/or concert tickets, or for that
> matter cash from labels, either directly or through independent
> promoters but chose all of their music based on merit without regard
> to the label or artist were not violating any FCC statutes. 

So you want us to believe that stations took all these promotional 
considerations, even cash, but it didn't affect their decisions in 
the least.  I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale cheap.

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