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Valenti, Rosen, Fritts team up.(Congress to consider licensing fees for online audio)(Brief...

By Albiniak, Paige; McConnell, Bill
Publication: Broadcasting & Cable
Date: Monday, June 12 2000

Trade association heads are teaming up to talk to Congress about streaming audio and video over the Internet, which all traditional content providers seem to be worrying about these days.

Motion Picture Association of America President Jack Valenti, National Association of Broadcasters President Eddie Fritts and Recording Industry Association of America President Hilary Rosen all will testify this Thursday (June 15).

Presenting a likely counterpoint will be William Craig, president of iCraveTV.com, who MPAA and NAB member companies earlier this year successf

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