an exclusive right to public performances of his work. The radio
station thus owes the composer money for that performance.
</para>
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<para>
But when the radio station plays a record, it is not only performing a
copy of the <emphasis>composer's</emphasis> work. The radio station is
her anything.
</para>
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<indexterm startref='idxmadonna' class='endofrange'/>
<para>
No doubt, one might argue that, on balance, the recording artists
31 May 2003.
</para></footnote>
</para>
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<para>
The story with radio is even more dramatic. Before deregulation,
the nation's largest radio broadcasting conglomerate owned fewer than
</para></footnote>
</para>
</blockquote>
+<indexterm startref='idxradioownershipconsolidationin' class='endofrange'/>
<para>
The pattern with Murdoch is the pattern of modern media. Not
just large companies owning many radio stations, but a few companies
</para>
<indexterm><primary>artists</primary><secondary>recording industry payments to</secondary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>Kennedy, John F.</primary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>Monroe, Marilyn</primary></indexterm>
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<para>
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at stopping any efforts to get Congress to require compensation to the
recording artists.
</para>
+<indexterm startref='idxradiomusicrecordingsplayedon2' class='endofrange'/>
<para>
Enter Internet radio. Like regular radio, Internet radio is a
technology to stream content from a broadcaster to a listener. The