Legendary jazz singer Tony Bennett visited Capitol Hill Tuesday evening to lobby for legislation that would end a longstanding copyright royalty exemption afforded to AM and FM radio stations. He attended a reception organized by the MusicFirst Coalition, which drew a handful of House and Senate members and their aides. Read more about the hot topic in National Journal magazine's April 18 issue here (subscription required). Music industry stakeholders who support the legislation expect a mark up in the House Judiciary Committee soon. Judiciary Chairman John Conyers is pictured above with Bennett and Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-Texas.
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Tony Bennett's wife, Susan Crow, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Bennett
Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, with Tony Bennett
RIAA's Mitch Bainwol, Cary Sherman and Tony Bennett
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