Patrick Leahy says that the performance royalty he and Orrin Hatch (R-
UT) are pushing will have minimal affect on most radio operators in the
US. In fact, over 75% will be capped at a maximum $5K blanket license as long as they stay under revenue benchmarks. And non-profits will be capped at $1K.
…We suspect that groups like
AFTRA, the American Federation of Musicians, the Future of Music Coalition, musicFirst and other such organizations will eagerly endorse this clause. But
RIAA?s support will no doubt disappear faster than an Eddie Van Halen guitar lick