Eric Neumann, CEO of Denver-based
Mad Genius Radio, unpacked his music predictions for 2015 at
Hypebot.com.
Excerpt:
1. The RESPECT Act will be reintroduced in Congress early 2015
Currently, pre-1972 audio recordings are not covered under federal copyright law and, therefore, are not subject to receiving royalty payments. The
RESPECT Act would mend this issue and enable all digital performances of songs -- regardless of the year they were recorded -- to become eligible for royalties. While Sirius and Pandora have both
opposed the RESPECT Act, I wonder what Diana Ross, Robert Plant and
Paul McCartney think about receiving compensation they’ve been due for quite some time.
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