Songwriter and record producer Kevin Risto has asked a court in California to grant class action status to his legal dispute with American performer unions AFM and SAG-AFTRA and the IP Rights Distribution Fund that they set up.
If granted, it would mean a win in the dispute would benefit any session musician due royalties from their music being played on online or satellite radio services in the US.The two unions created the IP Rights Distribution Fund to collect various royalties due to session musicians, the most important of which is the Performer ER royalties due when the performing rights of a sound recording are exploited.
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