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The Issue:
FAIRNESS FOR PRE-1972 RECORDINGS
Digital radio makes billions of dollars a year from airplay of music made before Feb. 15, 1972. Yet, because of an ambiguity in state and federal copyright laws, artists and copyright owners who created that music receive nothing for the use of their work. The ‘CLASSICS Act’ would correct this inequity and finally ensure that musicians and vocalists who made those timeless songs finally get their due. We urge Congress to pass the CLASSICS Act and other pro-artist reforms quickly.
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SUPPORTERS
The music community, backed by eight organizations representing artists and independent and major labels, are in full support of The CLASSICS Act, with more artists joining the list every day.
Recent Signatures
Albert Hammond
Allen Toussaint (Estate)
Allman Brothers Band
Aloe Blacc
Ann-Margret
Anthony Hamilton
Betty Everett (Estate)
Big & Rich
Big Joe Turner (Estate)
Bill Gaither
Billy Preston (PMGI Billy Preston’s Legacy)
Billy Talent
Blackwood Brothers Quartet
Blake Morgan
Bob Crosby (Estate)
Bruce Springsteen
Camper Van Beethoven
Candi Staton
Cathedral Quartet
Chris Clark
Chuck Berry (Estate)
Clara Ward (Estate)
Claudette Robinson/The Miracles
Cracker
Curtis Stigers
Cyrille Aimee
Danny Hutton
David Barbe
David Lowery
David Poe
David Sanborn
Dickey Betts
Dinah Washington (Estate)
Dorothy Norwood
Don Brewer
Duane Betts
Elf Power
Ella Fitzgerald (Estate)
Engelbert Humperdinck
Ethel Merman (Estate)
Frank Zappa (Estate)
Glen Campbell (Estate)
Gunnar Printz “Mert” Madsen
J.D. Sumner (Estate)
Jackie "Moms" Mabley (Estate)
Janita
Jesse Colin Young
Jewel
Joe Williams (Estate)
John Lennon (Estate)
Johnny Rivers
Jon “Bowzer” Bauman
Jonatha Brooke
Judy Collins
Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues)
Laurence Corky Laing
Lionel Richie
Louis Jordan (Estate)
Mac Davis
Martha Reeves
Maurice White (Estate)
Mel Schacher
Mike Curb Congregation
Milt Jackson (Estate)
Michael McDonald
Oak Ridge Boys
Outkast
Pat Boone
Patty Smyth
Paul McCartney
Petula Clark
Portugal. The Man.
Randy Crawford
Ricky Nelson (The Ricky Nelson Company)
Ringo Starr
Rob Thomas
Rush
Ryan Cabrera
Sam Moore
Shawn Mendes
Simon Kirke (Bad Company)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Estate)
Smokey Robinson
Tennessee Ernie Ford (Estate)
The Beatles
The Empty Pockets
The Nelons
Tracy Bonham
Trombone Shorty
Show Your Support
THE CLASSICS ACT
The bill would require that digital radio services, like SiriusXM, compensate artists and copyright owners for their use of pre-1972 recordings.
Contact Congress
Contact your Congress members and tell them you support The CLASSICS Act.