According to a story at billboard.com, the group's namesake
is the Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012, legislation that seeks lower
webcaster royalties by changing how the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) sets
rates. The proposed legislation would replace the "willing buyer and
willing seller" standard with the 801(b) guidelines used by satellite
radio and cable. Using the 801(b) guidelines would allow the rates to be set
using criteria that take into account the public interest, the return earned by
copyright owners, the minimization of risk in the industry, and the interplay
between creative contribution and capital investment.
Other founding members of the coalition include Consumer
Electronics Association, terrestrial broadcaster Salem Communications,
AccuRadio, Small Webcaster Alliance and Computer and Communications Industry
Association.
Record labels and webcasters have different definitions of
fairness.
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