Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012

Action	Date	Description
Introduced	9/21/2012
	9/21/2012	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
	9/21/2012	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

22 Organizations Supported and 10 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012

22 organizations supported this bill

977 Music: IRFC (n.d.). The IRFA: Good for Consumers, Artists and the Recording Industry. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from IRFC.
Accuradio: IRFC (n.d.). The IRFA: Good for Consumers, Artists and the Recording Industry. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from IRFC.
Clear Channel Communications: Peoples, Glenn (2012, November 2). Business Matters: Internet Radio Bill is About Fairness -- and Money. Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/business-matters-internet-radio-bill-is-1008001082.story.
Computer & Communications Industry Association: CCIA (2012, September 21). CCIA Applauds Introduction of Internet Radio Fairness Act. Retrieved October 10, 2012, from CCIA.
Consumer Electronics Association: Ellis, Grace & Laura Hubbard (2012, September 21). CEA Endorses Internet Radio Fairness Act. Retrieved October 10, 2012, from CEA.
Digital Media Association: IRFC (2012, October 25). Internet Radio Fairness Coalition Launches to Help Accelerate Growth and Innovation in Internet Radio To Benefit Artists, Consumers and the Recording Industry. MarketWatch: The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2012, from http://www.marketwatch.com/story/internet-radio-fairness-coalition-launches-to-help-accelerate-growth-and-innovation-in-internet-radio-to-benefit-artists-consumers-and-the-recording-industry-2012-10-25.
Digital Sound and Video: IRFC (n.d.). The IRFA: Good for Consumers, Artists and the Recording Industry. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from IRFC.
Digitally Imported: IRFC (n.d.). The IRFA: Good for Consumers, Artists and the Recording Industry. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from IRFC.
Dsn Hits: DSN Hits (2012, September 1). Internet Radio Fairness Act. Retrieved October 10, 2012, from DSN Hitls.
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Stoltz, Mitch (2012, October 31). The Internet Radio Fairness Act: What it Is, Why it’s Needed. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from EFF.
Engine: IRFC (n.d.). The IRFA: Good for Consumers, Artists and the Recording Industry. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from IRFC.
Hd103.com: IRFC (n.d.). The IRFA: Good for Consumers, Artists and the Recording Industry. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from IRFC.
Internet Radio Fairness Coalition: IRFC (n.d.). The IRFA: Good for Consumers, Artists and the Recording Industry. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from IRFC.
Musera Radio: IRFC (n.d.). The IRFA: Good for Consumers, Artists and the Recording Industry. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from IRFC.
National Association of Broadcasters: Sisario, Ben (2012, September 23). Proposed Bill Could Change Royalty Rates for Internet Radio. New York Times. Retrieved November 1, 2012, from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/24/business/media/proposed-bill-could-change-royalty-rates-for-internet-radio.html.
National Religious Broadcasters: IRFC (2012, October 25). Internet Radio Fairness Coalition Launches to Help Accelerate Growth and Innovation in Internet Radio To Benefit Artists, Consumers and the Recording Industry. MarketWatch: The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2012, from http://www.marketwatch.com/story/internet-radio-fairness-coalition-launches-to-help-accelerate-growth-and-innovation-in-internet-radio-to-benefit-artists-consumers-and-the-recording-industry-2012-10-25.
Pandora: Sisario, Ben (2012, September 23). Proposed Bill Could Change Royalty Rates for Internet Radio. New York Times. Retrieved November 1, 2012, from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/24/business/media/proposed-bill-could-change-royalty-rates-for-internet-radio.html.
Radio Paradise: IRFC (n.d.). The IRFA: Good for Consumers, Artists and the Recording Industry. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from IRFC.
Salem Communications: IRFC (2012, October 25). Internet Radio Fairness Coalition Launches to Help Accelerate Growth and Innovation in Internet Radio To Benefit Artists, Consumers and the Recording Industry. MarketWatch: The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2012, from http://www.marketwatch.com/story/internet-radio-fairness-coalition-launches-to-help-accelerate-growth-and-innovation-in-internet-radio-to-benefit-artists-consumers-and-the-recording-industry-2012-10-25.
Small Webcaster Alliance: IRFC (n.d.). The IRFA: Good for Consumers, Artists and the Recording Industry. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from IRFC.
Triton Digital: IRFC (n.d.). The IRFA: Good for Consumers, Artists and the Recording Industry. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from IRFC.
Trulocal Media: IRFC (n.d.). The IRFA: Good for Consumers, Artists and the Recording Industry. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from IRFC.

10 organizations opposed this bill

AFL-CIO: Martinez, Jennifer (2012, October 25). musicFIRST slams new coalition of Internet royalty bill supporters. The Hill. Retrieved November 1, 2012, from http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/264197-musicfirst-slams-new-coalition-of-internet-royalty-bill-supporters.
American Association of Independent Music: Bengloff, Richard (2012, October 1). Re: HR 6480 / S 3609. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from Music First Coalition.
Americans for Tax Reform: Norquist, Grover G. (2012, November 13). ATR Letter to Senators & Congressmen. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from Digital Liberty.
Council for Citizens Against Government Waste: Schatz, Thomas A. (2012, November 16). CCAGW Letter to Senators and Congressmen. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from Music First Coalition.
MusicFirst Coalition: Martinez, Jennifer (2012, October 25). musicFIRST Slams New Coalition of Internet Royalty Bill Supporters. The Hill. Retrieved November 1, 2012, from http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/264197-musicfirst-slams-new-coalition-of-internet-royalty-bill-supporters.
Nashville Songwriters Association: Martinez, Jennifer. (2012, November 16). Songwriters Oppose Pandora-Backed Internet Royalty Bill. The Hill. Retrieved November 18, 2012, from http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/268467-songwriters-oppose-pandora-backed-internet-royalty-bill.
National Music Publishers' Association: Israelite, David (2012, November 20). Internet Radio Fairness Act Undermines Value of Music and Copyright. The Hill. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/268891-internet-radio-fairness-act-undermines-value-of-music-and-copyright.
SAG-AFTRA: Bjorklund, Terrie M. (2012, October 22). Re: H.R. 6480, the “Internet Radio Fairness Act”. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from Music First Coalition.
SoundExchange: Huppe, Michael (2012, October 2). SoundExchange Letter to Representatives. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from Music First Coalition.
The Recording Academy: Friedman, Daryl P. (2012, October 1). Letter to Congressman Chaffetz. Retrieved November 20, 2012, from Music First Coalition.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Name	Party	State	$ From Interest Groups That Supported	$ From Interest Groups That Opposed
Daniel K. Akaka	D	HI	$0	$5,000
Andrew Lamar Alexander	R	TN	$4,182	$30,700
Kelly Ayotte	R	NH	$30,101	$1,500
John Barrasso	R	WY	$46,650	$1,000
Max Baucus	D	MT	$51,172	$20,750
Mark Begich	D	AK	$22,493	$30,850
Michael F. Bennet	D	CO	$45,250	$51,150
Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman	D	NM	$1,500	$4,500
Richard Blumenthal	D	CT	$14,550	$32,600
Roy Blunt	R	MO	$80,538	$20,400
John Boozman	R	AR	$12,400	$1,250
Barbara Boxer	D	CA	$84,928	$206,986
Scott P. Brown	R	MA	$111,282	$9,475
Sherrod Brown	D	OH	$48,901	$85,100
Richard Burr	R	NC	$38,850	$0
Maria Cantwell	D	WA	$31,712	$13,400
Ben Cardin	D	MD	$14,696	$43,693
Tom Carper	D	DE	$17,040	$5,900
Bob Casey	D	PA	$30,550	$53,063
Clarence Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	$51,534	$23,250
Daniel Coats	R	IN	$6,000	$1,250
Tom Coburn	R	OK	$4,500	$1,000
William Thad Cochran	R	MS	$10,000	$250
Susan M. Collins	R	ME	$18,745	$10,100
Gaylord Kent Conrad	D	ND	$2,000	$0
Christopher A. Coons	D	DE	$23,500	$20,450
Bob Corker	R	TN	$27,912	$75,651
John Cornyn	R	TX	$77,545	$28,000
Mike Crapo	R	ID	$15,520	$0
Jim DeMint	R	SC	$31,400	$2,000
Dick Durbin	D	IL	$18,850	$45,500
Mike Enzi	R	WY	$6,000	$0
Dianne Feinstein	D	CA	$39,239	$105,400
Al Franken	D	MN	$43,902	$200,706
Kirsten E. Gillibrand	D	NY	$116,115	$175,842
Lindsey Graham	R	SC	$11,750	$46,024
Chuck Grassley	R	IA	$28,076	$29,500
Kay R. Hagan	D	NC	$47,398	$53,643
Tom Harkin	D	IA	$17,800	$30,780
Orrin G. Hatch	R	UT	$61,000	$50,400
Dean Heller	R	NV	$40,750	$3,000
John Hoeven	R	ND	$14,200	$3,150
Kay Bailey Hutchison	R	TX	$8,150	$0
Jim Inhofe	R	OK	$11,250	$3,300
Dan Inouye	D	HI	$20,000	$10,000
Johnny Isakson	R	GA	$41,550	$2,000
Mike Johanns	R	NE	$13,550	$0
Ron Johnson	R	WI	$7,150	$650
Tim Johnson	D	SD	$19,300	$26,118
John F. Kerry	D	MA	$18,238	$18,200
Mark Kirk	R	IL	$13,950	$5,500
Amy Klobuchar	D	MN	$52,998	$52,342
Herb Kohl	D	WI	$-500	$0
Jon Kyl	R	AZ	$5,567	$3,500
Mary L. Landrieu	D	LA	$79,698	$25,550
Frank R. Lautenberg	D	NJ	$28,100	$20,400
Patrick J. Leahy	D	VT	$128,061	$124,956
Mike Lee	R	UT	$13,500	$2,750
Carl Levin	D	MI	$19,723	$37,621
Joe Lieberman	I	CT	$-1,900	$1,000
Dick Lugar	R	IN	$16,450	$7,050
Joe Manchin, III	D	WV	$19,916	$29,550
John McCain	R	AZ	$13,976	$23,550
Claire McCaskill	D	MO	$57,631	$63,217
Addison "Mitch" McConnell	R	KY	$96,319	$45,100
Bob Menéndez	D	NJ	$87,972	$80,050
Jeff Merkley	D	OR	$14,349	$66,837
Barbara A. Mikulski	D	MD	$13,600	$14,016
Jerry Moran	R	KS	$9,012	$1,400
Lisa Murkowski	R	AK	$9,900	$7,050
Patty Murray	D	WA	$23,433	$52,166
Earl "Ben" Nelson	D	NE	$15,125	$2,900
Clarence "Bill" Nelson	D	FL	$42,059	$33,500
Rand Paul	R	KY	$10,800	$4,100
Rob Portman	R	OH	$66,215	$3,250
Mark L. Pryor	D	AR	$16,231	$16,800
John "Jack" Reed	D	RI	$4,450	$10,500
Harry Reid	D	NV	$147,564	$153,650
Jim Risch	R	ID	$10,094	$250
Charles "Pat" Roberts	R	KS	$15,750	$2,550
John "Jay" Rockefeller	D	WV	$33,836	$26,800
Marco Rubio	R	FL	$35,400	$15,438
Bernie Sanders	I	VT	$4,490	$10,900
Chuck Schumer	D	NY	$70,759	$121,528
Jeff Sessions	R	AL	$12,700	$11,000
Jeanne Shaheen	D	NH	$11,224	$59,425
Richard C. Shelby	R	AL	$18,230	$1,000
Olympia J. Snowe	R	ME	$20,312	$11,500
Debbie Stabenow	D	MI	$22,071	$54,439
Jon Tester	D	MT	$48,466	$49,691
John Thune	R	SD	$48,950	$6,165
Patrick J. Toomey	R	PA	$23,049	$8,050
Mark Udall	D	CO	$44,712	$85,584
Tom Udall	D	NM	$16,174	$81,212
David Vitter	R	LA	$43,800	$1,800
Mark R. Warner	D	VA	$77,818	$75,250
Jim Webb	D	VA	$3,845	$4,200
Sheldon Whitehouse	D	RI	$24,692	$44,524
Roger F. Wicker	R	MS	$45,769	$4,550
Ron Wyden	D	OR	$36,293	$2,000

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Name	Party	State	$ From Interest Groups That Supported	$ From Interest Groups That Opposed
Daniel K. Akaka	D	HI	$0	$5,000
Andrew Lamar Alexander	R	TN	$4,182	$30,700
Kelly Ayotte	R	NH	$30,101	$1,500
John Barrasso	R	WY	$46,650	$1,000
Max Baucus	D	MT	$51,172	$20,750
Mark Begich	D	AK	$22,493	$30,850
Michael F. Bennet	D	CO	$45,250	$51,150
Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman	D	NM	$1,500	$4,500
Richard Blumenthal	D	CT	$14,550	$32,600
Roy Blunt	R	MO	$80,538	$20,400
John Boozman	R	AR	$12,400	$1,250
Barbara Boxer	D	CA	$84,928	$206,986
Scott P. Brown	R	MA	$111,282	$9,475
Sherrod Brown	D	OH	$48,901	$85,100
Richard Burr	R	NC	$38,850	$0
Maria Cantwell	D	WA	$31,712	$13,400
Ben Cardin	D	MD	$14,696	$43,693
Tom Carper	D	DE	$17,040	$5,900
Bob Casey	D	PA	$30,550	$53,063
Clarence Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	$51,534	$23,250
Daniel Coats	R	IN	$6,000	$1,250
Tom Coburn	R	OK	$4,500	$1,000
William Thad Cochran	R	MS	$10,000	$250
Susan M. Collins	R	ME	$18,745	$10,100
Gaylord Kent Conrad	D	ND	$2,000	$0
Christopher A. Coons	D	DE	$23,500	$20,450
Bob Corker	R	TN	$27,912	$75,651
John Cornyn	R	TX	$77,545	$28,000
Mike Crapo	R	ID	$15,520	$0
Jim DeMint	R	SC	$31,400	$2,000
Dick Durbin	D	IL	$18,850	$45,500
Mike Enzi	R	WY	$6,000	$0
Dianne Feinstein	D	CA	$39,239	$105,400
Al Franken	D	MN	$43,902	$200,706
Kirsten E. Gillibrand	D	NY	$116,115	$175,842
Lindsey Graham	R	SC	$11,750	$46,024
Chuck Grassley	R	IA	$28,076	$29,500
Kay R. Hagan	D	NC	$47,398	$53,643
Tom Harkin	D	IA	$17,800	$30,780
Orrin G. Hatch	R	UT	$61,000	$50,400
Dean Heller	R	NV	$40,750	$3,000
John Hoeven	R	ND	$14,200	$3,150
Kay Bailey Hutchison	R	TX	$8,150	$0
Jim Inhofe	R	OK	$11,250	$3,300
Dan Inouye	D	HI	$20,000	$10,000
Johnny Isakson	R	GA	$41,550	$2,000
Mike Johanns	R	NE	$13,550	$0
Ron Johnson	R	WI	$7,150	$650
Tim Johnson	D	SD	$19,300	$26,118
John F. Kerry	D	MA	$18,238	$18,200
Mark Kirk	R	IL	$13,950	$5,500
Amy Klobuchar	D	MN	$52,998	$52,342
Herb Kohl	D	WI	$-500	$0
Jon Kyl	R	AZ	$5,567	$3,500
Mary L. Landrieu	D	LA	$79,698	$25,550
Frank R. Lautenberg	D	NJ	$28,100	$20,400
Patrick J. Leahy	D	VT	$128,061	$124,956
Mike Lee	R	UT	$13,500	$2,750
Carl Levin	D	MI	$19,723	$37,621
Joe Lieberman	I	CT	$-1,900	$1,000
Dick Lugar	R	IN	$16,450	$7,050
Joe Manchin, III	D	WV	$19,916	$29,550
John McCain	R	AZ	$13,976	$23,550
Claire McCaskill	D	MO	$57,631	$63,217
Addison "Mitch" McConnell	R	KY	$96,319	$45,100
Bob Menéndez	D	NJ	$87,972	$80,050
Jeff Merkley	D	OR	$14,349	$66,837
Barbara A. Mikulski	D	MD	$13,600	$14,016
Jerry Moran	R	KS	$9,012	$1,400
Lisa Murkowski	R	AK	$9,900	$7,050
Patty Murray	D	WA	$23,433	$52,166
Earl "Ben" Nelson	D	NE	$15,125	$2,900
Clarence "Bill" Nelson	D	FL	$42,059	$33,500
Rand Paul	R	KY	$10,800	$4,100
Rob Portman	R	OH	$66,215	$3,250
Mark L. Pryor	D	AR	$16,231	$16,800
John "Jack" Reed	D	RI	$4,450	$10,500
Harry Reid	D	NV	$147,564	$153,650
Jim Risch	R	ID	$10,094	$250
Charles "Pat" Roberts	R	KS	$15,750	$2,550
John "Jay" Rockefeller	D	WV	$33,836	$26,800
Marco Rubio	R	FL	$35,400	$15,438
Bernie Sanders	I	VT	$4,490	$10,900
Chuck Schumer	D	NY	$70,759	$121,528
Jeff Sessions	R	AL	$12,700	$11,000
Jeanne Shaheen	D	NH	$11,224	$59,425
Richard C. Shelby	R	AL	$18,230	$1,000
Olympia J. Snowe	R	ME	$20,312	$11,500
Debbie Stabenow	D	MI	$22,071	$54,439
Jon Tester	D	MT	$48,466	$49,691
John Thune	R	SD	$48,950	$6,165
Patrick J. Toomey	R	PA	$23,049	$8,050
Mark Udall	D	CO	$44,712	$85,584
Tom Udall	D	NM	$16,174	$81,212
David Vitter	R	LA	$43,800	$1,800
Mark R. Warner	D	VA	$77,818	$75,250
Jim Webb	D	VA	$3,845	$4,200
Sheldon Whitehouse	D	RI	$24,692	$44,524
Roger F. Wicker	R	MS	$45,769	$4,550
Ron Wyden	D	OR	$36,293	$2,000

Interest Groups that supported this bill

Uncheck All Check All		$ Donated
	Commercial TV & radio stations	$1,902,469
	Computer manufacture & services	$1,074,433
	Online Entertainment	$116,200
	Communications & Electronics	$114,100
	Consumer groups	$5,150

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

Uncheck All Check All		$ Donated
	Recorded Music & music production	$1,508,213
	Minority/Ethnic Groups	$787,768
	Entertainment unions	$340,900
	Labor Unions	$293,200
	Bands, orchestras & other live music production	$161,586
	Fiscal & tax policy	$57,975

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