ARIA boss dismisses commercial radio’s ‘hysterical claims’
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) have provided submissions in support of an amendment to the copyright legislation that would require commercial radio stations to pay higher fees to the creators of the Australian music they play.
In addition, an open letter of support from over 500 Australian recording artists, including Daryl Braithwaite, Paul Kelly, Kate Ceberano, and the Hoodoo Gurus, has been submitted.
The amendment aims to remove restrictions limiting the Copyright Tribunal’s ability to determine the amount payable to rights holders in sound recordings, referred to as ‘caps’. Commercial Radio Australia has claimed the removal of these caps would be unfair, and make the commercial radio business untenable.
