ALLEGED EXCESSIVE ROYALTIES
BROADCASTING IN AUSTRALIA MINISTER REFUSES TO REVIEW AGREEMENT I; 1* A.— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright) (Received 24th January, 9.0 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. The Postmaster-General, Mr A. Cameron, refuses to renew the agreement between the Performing Rights Association and the Australian Broadcasting Commission on the ground that it is alleged that excessive royalties have been collected by the Performing Rights Association. He says that the Association unprecedently levies three forms of royalties for copyright recorded music covering listeners’ licenses, * National Broadcasting Stations, and music played from commercial stations; hotels, and cales, resulting in approximate collections in Australia of £60.000 yearly, compared with Canada, where the number of stations and radio licenses is slightly in excess of Australia, of £23,000. He regards the matter as one for Government intervention, and is acting accordingly.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 24 January 1939, Page 5
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