A coalition of conservative groups has come out against the
Internet Fairness Radio Act in a letter to lawmakers obtained by The DailyCaller News Foundation.
The bill would reduce the per-song royalty rate that
Internet radio companies like Pandora pay to artists and recording companies
for the use of their music. It has also been opposed by recording artists and
the NAACP.
The conservative groups signing the letter, which include
the American Conservative Union and the National Taxpayers Union, claim the
bill would “require the government to grant subsidized, below-market rates to
Internet radio companies for their input costs.”
Americans for Tax Reform and Citizens Against Government
Waste had previously expressed opposition to the bill.
IRFA was proposed last year by Utah Republican Rep. Jason
Chaffetz, Colorado Democratic Rep. Jared Polis and Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron
Wyden.
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