‘Keep our industry alive’: Thousands of radio employees urge Senate not to raise musician royalties
Thousands of employees across Australian commercial radio stations have signed off on a letter sent to Senate by peak body Commercial Radio and Audio (CRA) that warns an increase in musical royalties paid to artists will “threaten the sustainability of our stations”.
Current copyright legislation caps the total amount of royalties that Australian radio broadcasters are required to pay to musicians and labels to 1% of a station’s yearly revenue.
