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John Conyers: “Here we have the leading supporter of this bill, a publicly traded company valued at $1.4 billion at the end of last…”

On the recordNovember 27, 2012
Here we have the leading supporter of this bill, a publicly traded company valued at $1.4 billion at the end of last month, essentially urging that we consider a measure that would cut royalties and deprive artists of the fair market value of their work.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers critiques the financial motivations behind the bill supporting reduced royalties.

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