Adelstein Praises WMG Payola Settlement

FCC Commissioner JONATHAN ADELSTEIN has issued the following statement in praise of NEW YORK Attorney General ELIOT SPITZER's settlement with WARNER MUSIC GROUP in regards to payola practices (see NET NEWS 11/22): 

“Attorney General ELIOT SPITZER has once again achieved a breakthrough in the effort to combat payola and protect consumers from misleading broadcasts. The settlement with WARNER MUSIC GROUP adds more dirt to the mountain of evidence that payola is pervasive in the music business. This agreement once again raises serious concerns that not only has NEW YORK State law been violated, but Federal law under the FCC’s jurisdiction, as well. The FCC needs to act on this evidence and conclude as soon as possible the investigation we are now undertaking.”

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