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White House Support for Performance Right Administration Recommends Congress Act to Provide a Right WASHINGTON—This morning the U.S Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) at the White House issued specific administration recommendations for legislative changes designed to increase enforcement of U.S. intellectual property in order to create jobs and grow the U.S. economy. Included in the

During Grammy week, more than 20 artists signed a statement encouraging Congress to pass the controversial Performance Rights Act (PRA), a bill that would require radio to pay royalties to musicians for playing their songs. Artists who signed the statement during Grammy Week included Tre Cool, Mike Dirnt and Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day,

Lawmakers Call For Performance Rights Act Negotiations Billboard.com By Ed Christman, N.Y. With both the House Judiciary Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee now having approved the Performance Rights Act, the chairman of both committees – respectively Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) – with a bipartisan group of committee members

Published on The Root (http://www.theroot.com) Why No One Talks Back to Cathy Hughes By: Natalie Hopkinson The Root The empress of black radio is using public airwaves to personally attack her enemies in Congress in the name of black progress. Who’s going to put her in check? If you’ve tuned in to black radio in

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