Irving Azoff's Global Music Rights is expanding efforts to force the radio industry to the deal table
with the Radio Music License Committee, which represents some 10,000 radio stations throughout the nation. Both sides are accusing the other of violating antitrust laws, and a California judge's decision will be coming soon. A trial is tentatively set for next year.
Global Music Rights insists it has the power to negotiate rates and that in the absence of agreements, radio stations are running a serious risk given GMR's small -- but important -- catalogue of songs that includes works associated with
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