Performance Right Act-Fair and Balanced

The Performance Rights Act has passed in the House Judiciary Committee. The bill was introduced by Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and was expected to be approved in committee; it now goes on to a vote in the full House.A sliding fee scale for small broadcasters.

Representative John Conyers is catching it from the "black" radio stations listeners although Conyers suggested delays on the start date for payments, exemption for religious service and fair use of songs, and sliding scales for pay to play.

More than likely the bill will be watered down more with the backlash coming from the fat cats using the radio to get their message out. Leaving the performers once again without a voice.