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RIAA COMMENT ON RE-INTRODUCTION OF FAIR PLAY FAIR PAY ACT
March 30, 2017 | News Articles
WASHINGTON – Today Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn), John Conyers (D-Mich), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ted Deutch (D-Fla), and Tom Rooney (R-Fla) introduced The Fair Play Fair Pay Act designed to help music creators get paid fairly when their music is played across various platforms, including AM/FM radio, SiriusXM and others.
SiriusXM: A Success Story (So Why Are They Still Paying Below Market Royalty Rates to Music Creators??)
March 16, 2016 | Music Notes Blog
Reports surfaced this week that SiriusXM will soon raise prices for many of its satellite radio packages in the coming months.
Valuing Music In A Digital World
September 29, 2015 | CEO's Corner
ICYMI: Forbes recently published an op-ed by our CEO Cary Sherman.
Opposing Broadcasters' Request To Weaken Programming Sponsorship Rules
April 14, 2015 | Music Notes Blog
The FCC is considering a petition that would weaken certain transparency requirements for the sponsorship of music programming.
The Newly-Introduced "Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015"
April 13, 2015 | Music Notes Blog
Reps. Jerrold Nadler and Marsha Blackburn stood with members of the music community today to launch the “Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015."
RIAA Reaction To U.S. Copyright Office Proposed Reforms To Music Licensing System
February 5, 2015 | News Articles
The U.S. Copyright Office makes recommendations on how to modernize music licensing.
How David Pakman Shortchanged Role Of Record Label
November 3, 2014 | Music Notes Blog
I respect David and his accomplishments in the music space, but his blog “The Artist’s Share” misses the mark. The piece wrongly assumed that labels pay royalties to artists and simply keep the rest. This is not the case. Let’s take a closer look at the value labels actually bring to the table.
RIAA CEO Sherman Urges Simplified Licensing System
June 25, 2014 | CEO's Corner
Touts Contribution of Major Labels In New Report
The House Judiciary this morning convenes a second subcommittee hearing on music licensing. Cary Sherman, CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), will testify.
Saluting the RESPECT Act
May 29, 2014 | CEO's Corner
If you’re a SiriusXM or Pandora fan like us, it’s likely you’ve faced this situation: you’re in the car on a long drive, or you’re reading or making dinner, and the mood for music strikes you. You type in to your Pandora app an artist you like, or you start channel flipping through SiriusXM’s offerings. 50s on 5. 60s on 6. Motown station. You have a hankering for Aretha Franklin music (and similar songs), so you create an Aretha channel on Pandora. This genre of music may be decades old, but it still makes you groove or helps make a long drive bearable. And guess what? Pandora and SiriusXM know that too – after all, that’s why they offer those stations.
RIAA Suggests "Bold Steps" To Modernize Music Licensing System
May 27, 2014 | News Articles
Proposal to simplify licensing would benefit music fans and mean market-based rates for all music creators, says RIAA in filing with U.S. Copyright Office
"Modernizing the licensing system for musical works is a win for everyone...must be a collaborative exercise," says RIAA CEO