On Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009, Congressman John Conyers and his industry friends held a Town Hall at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit to discuss his sponsorship of a bill that would levy a...
On Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009, Congressman John Conyers and his industry friends held a Town Hall at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit to discuss his sponsorship of a bill that would levy a Performance Tax on local radio ( H.R. 848).
Greater Media Detroit stations WRIF, WCSX and WMGC joined forces with follow broadcasters and local radio supporters at the meeting. Also joining in support of Local Radio at the meeting was the Reverend Al Sharpton. Greater Media Detroit Market Manager John Gallagher, also in attendance, shares his feelings why the effects of a performance tax would be catastrophic, potentially forcing stations out of business, additional lost jobs in the radio industry, stifling new artists, harming community organizations that need radio for support and the listening public who depend on local radio.
Greater Media urges voters to learn more about how in the midst of these hard economic times some members of congress are attempting to push through a tax on radio stations that play music at http://noperformancetax.org/
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Record Lables are the real pimps here and where are the artist at on this issue,some where waiting for a check from them same radio station that made them.
He doesn't seem to get radios playing artist's music are already paying them...by freely promoting their music and making people want to buy their CDs. And the Artists won't see a dime of this, it's going to the record companies.
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More taxes = more problems, doesn't anybody understand? More taxes, less spending
all other vehicles, ie internet stations pay for using music. why should FM stations be exempt?