The
Christian Music Trade Association (CMTA) officially backed HR 4861, otherwise known as the Audio
Broadcast Flag Licensing Act of 2006, according to a story in Billboard Radio Monitor. Teaming up with its sister organization, the Gospel Music Association, the
CMTA issued resolutions to the Commerce and Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate and the FCC supporting HR
4861, stating, "...with new recording devices capable of recording satellite radio broadcasts and digital
broadcasts from terrestrial radio stations, we are concerned that further damage will be inflicted on copyright owners
and in turn, the record labels, musicians, recording artists, recording engineers, record store owners and others
employed in gospel music." The resolution is similar to one the Gospel Music Association put their name on last year alongside AFTRA and the RIAA. The CMTA is also running an anti-piracy campaign with the
slogan "Millions of Wrongs Don't Make it
Right."Christian Music Group Backs Audio Broadcast Flag
The
Christian Music Trade Association (CMTA) officially backed HR 4861, otherwise known as the Audio
Broadcast Flag Licensing Act of 2006, according to a story in Billboard Radio Monitor. Teaming up with its sister organization, the Gospel Music Association, the
CMTA issued resolutions to the Commerce and Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate and the FCC supporting HR
4861, stating, "...with new recording devices capable of recording satellite radio broadcasts and digital
broadcasts from terrestrial radio stations, we are concerned that further damage will be inflicted on copyright owners
and in turn, the record labels, musicians, recording artists, recording engineers, record store owners and others
employed in gospel music." The resolution is similar to one the Gospel Music Association put their name on last year alongside AFTRA and the RIAA. The CMTA is also running an anti-piracy campaign with the
slogan "Millions of Wrongs Don't Make it
Right."
1. Surely, Jesus does not want the Bible to be DRMed. And surely Christian artists are in this to spread the word of God, not for the money.
So this means that Christian music fans are being taken for a ride by the artist. The true intent of the artist, as demonstrated here, is not to spread the word of God, but to cash in on someones' commitment to God by listening to God's message set to music.
Who would steal Christin music anyway? Anyone who would want to listen to Christian music obeys God's commandment, "Thou shall not steal." Put your effort somewhere else.
Posted at 5:11PM on Mar 22nd 2006 by Nick D