Radio Station Performance Tax Bill

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Wed May 20, 2009 3:46 pm

Did you hear about this? www.noperformancetax.org ... there is a performance tax bill in Congress to levy a tax against radio stations for playing music. They're trying to pass the bill in congress. Just another "bailout" money sucking government program, but if it goes through, could be bad for alot of small stations.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Wed May 20, 2009 3:55 pm

they been saying something about foreign record labels going to the government for a bailout. Now that is absurd ..

skipisode · Post by **skipisode** » Wed May 20, 2009 4:00 pm

Starts with radio then goes to satellite, and on and on. The record companies, etc. are getting ridiculous on this. I don't know, but it seems like soon they will have no formats to have the music played. Dumb asses.

Post by **Jim Price** » Wed May 20, 2009 4:26 pm

Rocky has been airing an announcement on this recently. I haven't studied the particulars, but if this goes through, stations would be paying for each song they play, to help bail out record labels. You would probably be seeing "the last DJ" in a lot of markets if this goes through, as stations would be forced to cut playlists and air staffs further.

I heard that the bill is not expected to pass.

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Wed May 20, 2009 6:14 pm

Maybe if record labels weren't running on an archiac business model, they wouldn't need the government to help bail them out.

"People are downloading music. Instead of trying to adapt to the times, let's just try and fight it in court. Yeah, that will save our industry!" BTW, I'm not advocating illegal downloading.

Once other forms of energy become more realistic for mass consumption, it will be interesting to see what lenghts the oil barons will go to maintain their empires in the face of a paradigm.

JackANSI · Post by **JackANSI** » Wed May 20, 2009 6:16 pm

bassist_25 wrote:Once other forms of energy become more realistic for mass consumption, it will be interesting to see what lenghts the oil barons will go to maintain their empires in the face of a paradigm.

Then you'd be surprised what they have done already

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Thu May 21, 2009 11:48 am

I'm bitter. I hope the damn thing passes and Forever Broadcasting loses their ass. No offense intended.

xero380 · Post by **xero380** » Thu May 21, 2009 12:52 pm

although Forever Broadcasting is my current employer....that's not where I heard this at but as Jim stated I also heard that the bill most likely will not pass. Your bitterness is understood toonarockguy...hehe

KeithReynolds · Post by **KeithReynolds** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:34 pm