by Tdarcos » Tue Nov 22, 2016 11:55 am
AArdvark wrote:Payola?
I was hoping someone would say something like this. What I was thinking was "screw themselves over on royalties."
Seriously now, while this was fun, it is not the correct answer.
Hint: It is not an illegal act* but instead is a legal act. And there is a double meaning in the previous sentence.
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* Technically, paying payola to radio stations or disk jockeys to get them to play a song is not illegal. It is only illegal if it is not disclosed (47 U.S. Code Sec. 317)
before the song is broadcast.
[quote="AArdvark"]Payola?[/quote]
I was hoping someone would say something like this. What I was thinking was "screw themselves over on royalties."
Seriously now, while this was fun, it is not the correct answer.
[b]Hint[/b]: It is not an illegal act* but instead is a legal act. And there is a double meaning in the previous sentence.
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* Technically, paying payola to radio stations or disk jockeys to get them to play a song is not illegal. It is only illegal if it is not disclosed (47 U.S. Code Sec. 317) [i]before[/i] the song is broadcast.