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National Association of Broadcasters President Gordon Smith wrote to House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy and others on Thursday in response to an Oct. 30 letter that sought a meeting to discuss legislation... Full Article at National Journal
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Must have in order to participate in discussion with music industry reps on royalty payment issue National Association of Broadcasters President Gordon Smith has told a group of legislators that he will need an ethics rule waiver to agree to their... Full Article at Multichannel News
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Reps. Gene Green (D-TX) and Mike Conaway (R-TX) have sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) asking that they be included on the upcoming November 17 meeting regarding the issue of the Performance Rights Act. Reps. Full Article at Friday Morning Quarterback
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A group of legislators from the House and Senate Judiciary Committees are hoping to negotiate a truce between broadcasters and the recording industry over the Performance Rights Act, which would impose a fee on radio stations for music airplay. Full Article at MediaWeek
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The chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees sent a letter to National Association of Broadcasters President Gordon Smith, NAB Joint Board Chairman Steve Newberry and MusicFIRST Coalition Executive Director Jennifer Bendall Monday saying... Full Article at Broadcasting & Cable
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Football, like soccer, rugby and even basketball and baseball, involves contact that can produce injuries ... We cannot legislate the elimination of injuries from the games without eliminating the games themselves.
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We need an expeditious and independent review of all the data
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I say this not simply because of the impact of these injuries on the 2,000 current players and more than 10,000 retirees associated with the NFL and their families ... I say it because of the effect on the millions of players at the college, high school and youth levels.
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In a matter of public health, I do not think it’s acceptable for the league and the players association to hide behind the collective bargaining agreement ... These are life-and-death issues that go to the heart of our most popular sport.
