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Kristin Thomson on the Performance Rights Act; Jennifer McLennan on Open Access

Kristin Thomson on the Performance Rights Act; Jennifer McLennan on Open Access

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DATE : Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +0100
Entered in Database : 2009-10-23 04:00:00
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This week on CounterSpin: The Performance Rights Act would require broadcasters to pay royalties that would be split between recording artists and record companies. The bill has just passed through house and senate committees, and will presumably be debated and voted on. The legislation, naturally faces strong opposition from the broadcasting industry, who say it will hurt stations and artists alike. Kristin Thomson, of the Future of Music Coalition, a group that supports the bill, will join us to discuss the Performance Rights Act. Also on the show: October 19th marked the beginning of the first international Open Access Week, in which hundreds of academic, research and advocacy groups will show support for free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research. It's a growing movement with wider relevance than you may realize. We'll talk to Jennifer McLennan of SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resource Coalition, about what it's all about. LINKS: --Future of Music Coalition --SPARC (Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resource Coalition)

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