Proposed copyright changes threatened local radio, CRA warns
The commercial radio industry is warning that the proposed removal of the long-standing 1% cap on copyright fees for music broadcast on Australian radio puts local regional radio stations at risk – and won’t even increase financial support for local artists.
The cap was introduced in 1968 to protect the industry from exorbitant charges by collecting agencies like the PPCA, a not-for-profit that serves as a middleman to provide Australian businesses with recorded music rights.
