Guest op-ed: Michael Huppe explains how the passage of the American Music Fairness Act would deprive some European countries of an excuse to withhold radio royalties from U.S. artists.
Whenever I tell someone that recording artists aren’t paid when their songs are played on AM/FM radio, they are surprised. Yet, it’s true: not a single performer has ever been paid a performance royalty by American broadcasters for analog radio.
Second, this denial is used as an excuse by many countries around the world to withhold payments to U.S. artists when their music is played overseas. European countries typically pay royalties to foreign artists, but some use U.S. broadcasters’ refusal to pay for AM/FM radio plays as an excuse for denying those royalties to American artists.
In reaction to the ECJ decision, France and others are seeking to limit its impact so they can keep diverting royalties away from American artists for their own cultural funds. The Fair Trade of Music coalition is fighting to ensure that Europe does the right thing and treats artists equally, regardless of nationality.
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