Theodore Deutch actually said...

"Holding that music recorded before 1972 should be treated differently than more recent music is disrespectful to the classic artists who have contributed so much to America's musical legacy."

"Maintaining different performance rights standards for terrestrial radio and digital and its digital competitors seems unfair both to the innovative digital services and to the performers whose music ..."

"The system that we have now, it seems to me, is very efficient. It is efficient at putting an awful lot of songwriters out of work."

"I think it is a really important discussion."