sarah jeong

@sarahjeong @alisternburg Over-the-air radio has always been able to play music for free. And everyone did quite well from that.

@CathyGellis @alisternburg Over-air has to get licenses from BMI & ASCAP for rights in comp. It's diff. but hardly "for free"

@sarahjeong @alisternburg Think also about who SX is and why they get the privilege of bargaining for all artists. Is that really just?

@CathyGellis @alisternburg It's problematic, but Spotify's negotiations (free market, non compulsory) screwed small artists too.

@sarahjeong @alisternburg Oh no, there's nothing free market about any of this! Is what Internet Fair Play bill was in part trying to fix.

@CathyGellis @alisternburg How does reducing compulsory license rates help artists?

@sarahjeong @alisternburg It's not the rates so much, it's the license itself. Everyone is trapped in system whether good for them or not.

@CathyGellis @alisternburg Yes. But fact remains that artists are getting checks from SoundExchange, & those amts will be reduced by IRFA.

@sarahjeong @alisternburg For one thing it certainly doesn't PAY them. And cuts into webcasters' inclination to give them exposure.

@CathyGellis @alisternburg ??? The cuts can be small but the numbers are tricky to compare. Plus indie hardly gets exposure on-air.