02/29/2016
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"While these stations earned over $16 billion in advertising revenues last year, they paid nothing to the performers whose music they played."
"I think H.R. 848 is an important piece of legislation and I think that it is fair to say that the current situation involving recording artists is not one that we can be very proud of."
"my critical test of this legislation will be whether it protects consumers and adapts their interests to this new digital age of broadcasting"
"the purpose of today's hearing is to assess the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (SHVERA)"