Monday, August 5, 2013

Report: Groups Oppose ‘Bailout’ For Internet Radio

A coalition of conservative groups has come out against the Internet Fairness Radio Act in a letter to lawmakers obtained by The DailyCaller News Foundation.

The bill would reduce the per-song royalty rate that Internet radio companies like Pandora pay to artists and recording companies for the use of their music. It has also been opposed by recording artists and the NAACP.

The conservative groups signing the letter, which include the American Conservative Union and the National Taxpayers Union, claim the bill would “require the government to grant subsidized, below-market rates to Internet radio companies for their input costs.”

Americans for Tax Reform and Citizens Against Government Waste had previously expressed opposition to the bill.

IRFA was proposed last year by Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Colorado Democratic Rep. Jared Polis and Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden.

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