Seattle Times
Since the advent of radio in the 1920s, songwriters have made a little money every time their tunes are played on stations in most industrialized countries. The six children of “Louie Louie” songwriter Richard Berry today share more than $100,000 in royalties every year. But performers like Ely don’t get a dime. A bill moving through Congress aims to change that. It would let performers and the recording labels get a share of the ad revenue that radio stations collect from playing their songs. This pool of royalties could be hundreds of millions a year – which would be crucial for the record industry, as compact disc sales plummet and digital song sales aren’t making up the difference.

Billboard.biz:
As expected, the RIAA today filed a notice of appeal in the the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia asking the court to review the Copyright Royalty Judges’ order on the final determination for mechanical and digital phonorecord delivery rates and terms. While the notice of appeal doesn’t get into specifics it says the CRB order
is “contrary to law, clearly erroneous, arbitrary and capricious, an abuse of discretion, and not supported by substantial evidence.”