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Originally Posted by Neal
Rampant corporate greed killed radio a long time ago, just like it's slowly killing the live music/concert going experience.
No surprises here, unfortunately...  |
Yea .The industry is always like that as we know it.heres an update.
Azoff-led GMR Proposal Offered By RMLC
By ajacobson on Dec, 24 2016 with Comments 0
Merry Christmas, radio industry.
The Radio Music License Committee has given its members five weeks to consider a nine-month license agreement with Irving Azoff’s Global Music Licensing (GMR).
The agreement would be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2017, and conclude Sept. 30.
The newly agreed-to deal and Jan. 31 deadline for a decision gives AM and FM stations an immediate reprieve and eliminates any concerns over pulling dozens of records from music radio station song libraries, so as not to run afoul of legal rights violations.
RMLC members became aware of its proposal on Christmas Eve. The proposal was codified on Dec. 21. Prior to its proposal, stations faced a Dec. 31 deadline with reaching a rights agreement.
RMLC leaders drafted the interim agreement following communication on Nov. 22 and Nov. 28 sent to members regarding its attempts to try to reach some sort of agreement with GMR.
A letter send to RMLC members regarding the proposal, from RMLC’s Ed Christian, reads, “As the result of further discussions between the RMLC and GMR, GMR will make available to radio stations an interim license. This interim license will provide stations that choose to accept it the ability to perform GMR compositions during the
term of the interim license.”
Stations are asked to contact GMR to determine the specific fee for the interim license.
GMR will make the interim license available to all stations that wish to take it (excepting those that have already entered into a license with GMR).
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