Rep. Hank Johnson hosted a panel discussion on H.R. 848, The Performance Rights Act, at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Legislative Conference today in Washington, DC. The panel consisted of Chairman of the House Judiciary committee John Conyers, Four Tops legend Duke Fakir, the grandfather of funk George Clinton, Chicago based hip-hop artist RhymeFest, entertainment lawyer Kendall Minter, hip hop DJ,activist, blogger Davey D, Def Jam President and CEO Kevin Liles, and radio talk show host Warren Ballentine.
According to the sponsors of the bill, The Performance Rights Act was introduced to extend copyright privileges, and the royalties that brings, to performers whose performances are played on FM and AM radio. The bill requires radio stations to pay these royalties. Obviously, radio business execs are against this plan and their opposition to the bill claims that this act will put black radio stations out of business.
Below are my live tweets from the discussion. Read from the bottom up for a synchronized timeline.
- - Davey Dabout 6 hours ago from TwitPic
- - @ HR 848 panelabout 6 hours ago from TwitPic
- Congressman Shelia Jackson Lee stops the show with a grand entrance at the @ HR 848 about 6 hours ago from Twitterrific
- Davey D makes the most important point of the @HR 848 . This issue is interconnected to a number of other issues.about 6 hours ago from Twitterrific
- Kevin Liles notes that these royalites aren't about race they are a simple right. He also said that this is a Frank Sinatra/Tempations issueabout 7 hours ago from Twitterrific
- George Clinton notes that puts the US in "Hellified Company" about 7 hours ago from Twitterrific
- Rhymefest notes that the US joins China, Iran, and North Korea as the only countries that don't pay performing artists played on FM and AMabout 7 hours ago from Twitterrific
- Davey D asks Rhymefest and Paul Porter where are the other artists to call the radio stations out on getting paid to play big label artistsabout 7 hours ago from Twitterrific
- George Clinton believes in Chaiman Conyers and Shelia Jacksonabout 7 hours ago from Twitterrific
- According to Warren Ballentine he and Radio One were denigned a meeting with Congressman Conyers, a meeting is now prosumablity in the worksabout 7 hours ago from Twitterrific
- Kendall Minter notes that the debate has been skewed by calling the Performance Right Act a taxabout 7 hours ago from Twitterrific
- Arbitron is the real name of a real companyabout 7 hours ago from Twitterrific
- Rhymefest notes that people who care about conscience rap in the UK and AUS pay artists they play and just wants reciprocation in the USabout 7 hours ago from Twitterrific
- Warren Ballentine is not for or against HR 848. Blames PPM and 'No Urban' dictate for the lost of ad revenue at black radio stationsabout 7 hours ago from Twitterrific
- Warren Ballentine is also on the @ panelabout 7 hours ago from Twitterrific
- Davey D notes that independant broadcasters level the playing field for non big label artists and shouldn't have to pay those artistabout 7 hours ago from TwitterrificTo clarify, Davey D's point was that this legislations is another nail in the coffin of non-commercial radio.
- Simple question and answer from Chairman Conyers, "Why do we have to pay artists? Because we ended slavery." about 7 hours ago from Twitterrific
- Panel: Chairman John Conyers, Duke Fakir, George Clinton, RhymeFest, Kendall Minter, Davey D, Kevin Liles about 8 hours ago from Twitterrific
- - The Doo Wop Boys about 8 hours ago from TwitPic
- Chairman Conyers tells @ he has been working for 122 years on the issue of Performance Right Actabout 8 hours ago from Twitterrific
- - @ and Chairman Conyersabout 8 hours ago from TwitPic
- - RhymeFest at @ HR 848 sessionabout 8 hours ago from TwitPic
- - George Clinton, Mrs. @and Commissioner Sutton at about 8 hours ago from TwitPic
- - Comissioner Sutton at attending @ session on The Performance Right Actabout 8 hours ago from TwitPic
- At the Congression Black Caucus about to learn about to learn about @'s HR 848
1 comment:
I've heard plenty acoustic sets of suburban dorm rock on radio. Why's this a black issue?
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