[BC] Radio's Influence on Music Sales

[Rich Wood]

------ At 03:04 PM 9/16/2008, Harold Hallikainen wrote: -------

>Does Sound Exchange have a monopoly on this? Are there other ways of
>working out performance and composer royalties than paying a set rate
>through Sound Exchange (for the performance royalty)?

I believe Sound Exchange is the single "official" collector of this 
tax. Negotiating with individual performers would be a record-keeping 
nightmare.

>On as to who should be paying whom, I thought there was a good article on
>Radio World on this a few months back. If the airplay actually increases
>sales of the recordings, the recording company should pay the stations.
>But, if airplay replaces sales, it should be the other way around. So, do
>people listen to the radio INSTEAD of buying recordings?

I don't believe there can be any case made that radio hasn't/doesn't 
sell music. I'm not sure how you'd determine if radio reduces sales. 
Sales are reduced by second-rate talent and theft. Why blame stations 
for illegal downloads or copying?

Rich