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Dick Durbin: “I do struggle with this notion that the radio stations can pick anybody's performance and use it to their benefit and…”

On the recordAugust 3, 2009
I do struggle with this notion that the radio stations can pick anybody's performance and use it to their benefit and not compensate them.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin criticizes radio stations for profiting from performances without paying artists.

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