| Abstrakt: |
Comments on the announcement made by American Federation of Musicians leader, James C. Petrillo that the group will not renew its contract with U.S. radio stations scheduled to expire on January 31, 1948. Reasons cited for the non-renewal; Implications for radio shows; Effect of the contract on radio concerts; Emergence of individual contracts that provided royalties for conductors, featured artists and others; Petrillo's insistence that the ordinary member of a recording band or orchestra was entitled to royalties, in addition to their union-scale wage per hour; Refusal of the industry to give in to Petrillo's demands; Business performance of the recording industry. |
