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Those Who Cannot Innovate, Regulate: Old Media's Twisted Logic

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gary Shapiro

Should we protect old media by hindering market competition? Of course not. But try telling that to the National Association of Broadcasters and the Recording Industry Association of America.

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Cathy Hughes Strikes Back on Paying Artists for Radio Plays: "Dionne Warwick Is a Lobbyist"

Zondra Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Performance Rights Act, Black Media, Cathy-Hughes, Dionne Warwick, Radio, Chicago News
Zondra Hughes

The record labels want AM/FM radio to belly-up for beats. The future of black radio may be at stake, industry folks say.

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Big Radio's Attacks on Me Aren't Surprising

Dionne Warwick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Association of Broadcasters, Cathy Hughes, Congressional Black Caucus, Alfred Liggins, Dionne Warwick, Congressman John Conyers, Clear Channel, Rosa Parks, Radio One, Performance Rights Act, Civil Rights for Musicians Act, Entertainment News
Dionne Warwick

There is nothing "stupid" about insisting that African American workers are paid for their labor. The Civil Rights for Musicians Act is about economic justice for African American artists.

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