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House of Representatives Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte has circulated a proposal to reform and modernize the copyright office. The proposal says the Copyright Office is not sufficient to meet the needs of a modern 21st Century copyright system and needs more funding and changes to how it operates. There is no mention of radio performance royalty in the proposal.

You may recall HD Radio parent DTS becoming a subsidiary of Tessera Holding Corporation earlier this month. On Thursday, DTS announced it had purchased All In Media, a supplier of smartphone apps and broadcast systems for radio.

ASCAP has launched its new website which includes a dedicated “Member Access” portal. ASCAP says the website changes are part of the organization's "ongoing enhancements to give members the digital tools they need to make managing their lives as music professionals easier." These improvements follow the launch of ASCAP’s redesigned music repertory database, ACE.

The pop-rap duo combined with the New York radio powerhouse to bring fun and music to the patients at New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. Jack Gilinsky and Jack Johnson, known to their combined 21 million social media followers as Jack & Jack, met in kindergarten.

The company’s Nashville cluster called on the community to bring toys and gifts to create their 9th annual Toy Field at the city’s Nissan Stadium. Stations NASH FM 103.3, 104-5 The Zone, 92Q, Super Talk 99.7 WTN, and 95.5 NASH ICON were overwhelmed by the response.

Far East Bay, CA, stations KKIQ and KKDV hosted their 3rd Annual Wayne Coy’s Toys Radiothon on Friday, December 2. Over 850 toys and $4,050 were donated for Sleep Train Foster Kids. Hometown Morning’s Wayne Coy, along with KKIQ and KKDV’s Mel McKay, broadcast live for 12 hours from the local Toys R Us.

Bringing in $173, 253, the 6th annual radiothon held by The FAN (KFXX/KWJJ-FM HD2) will be a great boon for Special Olympics Oregon. The radiothon was anchored by The FAN’s afternoon-drive hosts Isaac Ropp and Jason Scukanec of Primetime with Isaac and Suke.

Shortly after the Azoff lawsuit was filed, the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC), which represents about 10,00 radio stations in music licensing matters, fired off a statement in response. RMLC Executive Director Bill Velez said, "The RMLC will not roll over in the face of the baseless, bullying lawsuit filed yesterday by Global Music Rights." Here's the full statement...

David Honig is the President Emeritus at the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC). Following Wednesday's column written by Broadcast Attorney John Garziglia, Honing sent Radio Ink a rebuttal piece. His point: The MMTC is not asking the FCC to decommission the AM band.

Thom Callahan is the President of the Southern California Broadcasters Association. He's been following the discussion about the AM band, specifically the MMTC's letter to the Trump transition team to create a “Glide Path” for the short-term survival and long-term humane decommissioning of the AM band in a manner that preserves minority ownership.