PERFORMING RIGHTS
INQUIRY IN AUSTRALIA
CASE FOR THE PUBLIC
SYDNEY, .13tli.Oct.ober.
At the Performing Bights-Inquiry to-day, Mr. H. P. Williams,.., general manager of the Australian Broadcasting Commission; outlined the" cisc for,. the'broadcasting stations and the jmbV lie. . ' '•■:■'- ■■/''" ',;
He said that there was serious objection, to the heavy' unit charge, of 2s 4s_d demanded by the Australian Performing Eights Association. . This charge would become 9s. 6d- per item if relayed from a main station. It was also proposed to increase the present charges in the event of additional listeners taking.up radio, so that when, the number of licensed listeners reached, say, 700,000, the unit charge would become 4s \ 6jd, aggregating £56,000 a year, which was preposterous.
Mr. ■ Williams emphasised that thera wajs serious doubt respecting a large quantity of music now regarded as copyright, whether the original authors and composers had not long since ceased to receive any share of the fees. There was also grave doubt, whether a considerable, amount of niusic' which should Toass into the possession of the community was not being exploited for copyright fees. '-'■:■■■, '.; "', ■■-.::-■ •; ■
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Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 91, 14 October 1932, Page 9
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178PERFORMING RIGHTS Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 91, 14 October 1932, Page 9
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