[gravitronic]

FM radio pays royalties.

[dllthomas]

Per the article, FM radio pays royalties to the songwriter but not the performers.

[adrr]

Its reverse. Record industry pays to have their songs played on the air there's even term for it, payola.

[angersock]

Huh, so that's where the term comes from. Interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payola

[toomuchtodo]

At my latest gig (new media), my employment agreement actually has a whole section on payola. #TheMoreYouKnow

[dllthomas]

Forbidding or encouraging? :-P

[toomuchtodo]

Definitely forbidding :-D