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(contmu d from p 1ge 7)
The theory back th n was that w
should let it blow over and th n
"saunt r out, whistlin' and lookin'
innoc nt ."
For tho e who think this strat gy
work d, they might b w II advi d
to revi w the publi r cord of the
jukebox rate r vi w hearing befor
th Copyright Royalty Tribun I.
AS AP, pleading again t thi
indu try , dr dg d up th
whol
sordid m ss. Th y had one of th
Sun · Times report rs on th ca
testify about th "g n ral lawl s
n ss" in th coin rna hin industry.
Th A M OA argued that it w
irrelevant, immat rial , and h uld b
ignor d.
But , in light of the CRT d lSI n
whi h was w ighted h avily in favor
of ASCAP, one wond r if th
industry would have far db II r if it
had shown om fight back th n.
Now. today. d spit th indu try
bur au r cy of thr
disjoint d
trade
iation and
g n ral
aw ren s that w hav
n imag
pr bl m to overcome. a public r Ia ·
tion nightmar u has th Tourna
ment Fi< co urf
at th
po sibl tim .
And the industry re pons tod y,
with all thi bur au racy?
Th
am.
"0 y lay low."
So harli
obb, n r ead op r
cllor in Gc ry . lndi na
n w om r
to th l>u in ss. hy thP way took it
upon him If t try ,md g n
om
ort of 111dust rv r pon
th probl m .
Fir t. to
ifmayb th op r I r
nati nal as o iation might want to
tak an a tiv h nd on th matt r . h
truth is too horribl to
r v al?
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