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Originally posted by Lil' Hannah
Yes, I acknowledged that and quoted 2 other sources that discuss using "middlemen" to pay the stations. These stations are getting paid.
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Fine. My point is this. If
anyone is paying them (with the possible exception of their owners) and they aren't logging and reporting it as commercial content, I believe it is illegal.
In the case you note in both links, the pay for play situation was clearly noted as such.
"Last February, KUFO accepted payment from Interscope Records to play "Counterfeit" in a federally approved pay-for-play arrangement that requires the station to run a disclaimer before or after the song that makes note of the track's sponsor."
As I said, there is a subtle, but very distinct difference. I took your original post to mean that all radio stations are being paid for playing a lot of their music. This appears to be a single situation which was done above board.