Rep. Serrano Loves Spanish Love Songs
Tuesday's FCC fiscal 2008 budget hearing wasn't as somber as one might have expected. Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y., who chairs the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, admitted to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin that he scours the Internet for Spanish love songs.
The lawmaker from the Bronx noted he would likely experience some hazing from colleagues for the admission. Nevertheless, he proceeded with his story about discovering a Web site over the weekend that allowed him to select songs from a variety of artists to build his own personalized Internet radio station.
Perhaps webcasters, digital music services and independent artists who are fighting a recent royalty rate increase should court Serrano as their champion on Capitol Hill. They argue that a March ruling by the Copyright Royalty Board could kill online radio stations. The group launched an awareness-building campaign on Monday.
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