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by dllthomas 4739 days ago
Per the article, FM radio pays royalties to the songwriter but not the performers.
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adrr 4739 days ago
Its reverse. Record industry pays to have their songs played on the air there's even term for it, payola.
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angersock 4739 days ago
Huh, so that's where the term comes from. Interesting.

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

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toomuchtodo 4739 days ago
At my latest gig (new media), my employment agreement actually has a whole section on payola. #TheMoreYouKnow
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dllthomas 4739 days ago
Forbidding or encouraging? :-P
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toomuchtodo 4738 days ago
Definitely forbidding :-D
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