Will Britney Get a Bailout?
Tue, Mar 10th, 2009 |
Call me a crusty skeptic, but I think it'd be hard for entertainers - some of whom are already ostentatiously wealthy - to get Washington to help them out in the best of times.
So my gut is that there's little chance that Congress will pass something called "The Performance Rights Act", which would force radio stations to pay musicians - or at least music labels - whenever they play one of their recordings.
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