American Federation of Musicians backs copyright decision. (Items of Interest).The American Federation of Musicians The American Federation of Musicians (AFM/AFofM) is a labor union of professional musicians in the United States and Canada. The American Federation of Musicians was founded in 1896, at which time it took over from an older and looser organization of local (AFM (Atomic Force Microscope) A device used to image materials at the atomic level. AFMs are used to solve processing and materials problems in electronics, telecom, biology and other high-tech industries. ) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) is a performers' union that represents a wide variety of talent, including actors in radio and television, as well as radio and television announcers and newspersons, singers and recording artists (both royalty (AFTRA AFTRA American Federation of Television & Radio Artists ) hail the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel Three-member ad hoc board empowered to make decisions regarding ratemaking and distributions of copyright royalties collected for compulsory licenses under the Copyright Act of 1976. (CARP) decision setting the payment terms that will govern webcasters when they use music on radio-style Internet programs. "We are extremely pleased that the Panel recognized the critical stake that performing artists have in the royalty fees and payment methods," said Tom Lee, AFM international president. "The statute requires recording musicians and vocalists to receive 50 percent of the royalty fees." The unions especially welcome the CARP's adoption of a payment term requiring the artists' share of royalties to be paid to them directly. The unions also praise the CARP decision to designate SoundExchange as the collective agent for unaffiliated copyright owners. The AFM represents 110,000 professional musicians throughout the United States and Canada, including featured and non-featured recording musicians. AFTRA represents more than 80,000 performers in the United States, included featured and non-featured recording vocalists. |
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