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Columbus, OH
2 edits | said by fiberguy:It's simple.. the radio stations profit from the broadcasting of the music.. they're not non-profit organizations, after all. In this case, I agree with them paying for the music.. or anyone that profits off the work of others. I don't think it's a particularly bad thing that they pay up. But the RIAA and other related parties are putting the screws to them in terms of the ever increasing fees they pay. And they (RIAA) figure that it's either give in and pay up or go off the air permanently. Guess what road the broadcasters take? And often they do it by the skin of their teeth and have to cut costs in the process just to break even. We just had a massive layoff around here of a number of REAL on air personalities from a number of stations in the area. Ones that have actually made the voice of their respected stations.
And don't even get me started on internet radio. All you have to do is do a search of this very site for related news stories and you have all the facts you want about the whole corruption that is the RIAA and the accompanied labels that have been raising rates to the point of even putting the most lucrative stations out of business. Let alone the little guy who's usually focused more on artist promotion and word of mouth than anything else and probably has listeners that actually LISTEN for the music.
Yeah, I'm not saying they shouldn't get paid. But this argument has been beaten to death and back on the different points. If anything I'd rather have the checks from the stations go directly to the artists they play or at least the labels next up the ladder. Not the extortionists at the RIAA.
But on the topic at han: With all this being said, it truly is a nice hit below the belt being claimed of piracy after you have paid them an arm and a leg for what amounts to only permission to play their music under their specific circumstances.
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