For the first time, the rates that apply to the management entities of rights to the radio stations to use its repertoire shall be decided by an independent body. With two months of delay, the Ministry of Culture has published this week the resolution —dated the 20 of September— the First Section of the Intellectual Property Commission, which provides that the rates of AGEDI-AIE, representing record producers and music artists, will be adjusted in function of the intensity and of the relevance of the use of music content of each station.
The Spanish Association of Commercial Broadcasting (AERC) considers that with this decision eliminates the “perverse effect” of rates according to which the radio less music used was the more she paid, since the prices were referenced to the advertising revenues of the radio stations. The rays argue that the new Sekabet model breaks down a practice that has led to “an unjustified inflation of prices”. On the contrary, the entities ensure that it will have “unpredictable consequences” about the collective of artists, interpreters, performers and producers.
The publication of the text was approved at the last meeting of the commission, which rejected the withdrawal presented by AGEDI and AIE, to see that this procedure —which also affects the public radio regional— involves “general interest”. Likewise, dismissed the application of administrative silence, positive that they had formulated AGEDI and AIE, and is not admitted to procedure, the resource potestativo replacement submitted by both entities. In addition, it rejected the challenge of the president of the commission, Julio Costas, who resigned because of pressure of the entities.