Important! Stand with Musicians’ Radio Broadcast Royalty Rights!
Click Here to tell your congressional representatives to say NO to Big Radio!
[blockquote align=”none” cite=”~AFL-CIO to Congress on behalf of AFM”]The core issue at stake is whether or not musicians will be fairly paid for their work–specifically for the use of their recordings on radio broadcasts.[/blockquote]
[dropcap type=”rounded” color=”orange”]R[/dropcap]adio broadcasters are once again lobbying the new Congress in Washington, encouraging legislators to sign onto the Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA), a resolution opposing our efforts and those of our allies to obtain a performance right (royalty) for your music when it is played on AM FM radio.
A few days ago, the AFL-CIO sent a letter on our behalf to Members of Congress imploring them NOT to sign onto LRFA. That letter clarified that “The core issue at stake is whether or not musicians will be fairly paid for their work–specifically for the use of their recordings on radio broadcasts.”
You can add your voice to the growing chorus of opposition to LRFA by clicking the link below, entering your zip code and telling your congressional representatives to say NO to Big Radio
Click Here to tell your congressional representatives to say NO to Big Radio!
This is a matter of fairness and economic justice for professional musicians and for all creative artists. After all, it’s not fair when we make all the music, while everyone else makes all the money.
Your voice can go a long way toward halting the greed of broadcasters, while helping Members of Congress understand that their talented constituents deserve to be paid whenever recorded works are broadcast.
Thank you for your attention in this important matter.
Sincerely and fraternally yours,
Raymond M. Hair, Jr., International President
American Federation of Musicians
of the United States and Canada