http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/02/wouldnt_it_be_n_1 While some people are salivating for the timely death of George Bush or the legalization of prostitution, I get rather excited at the prospect of Clear Channel being taken to court for " target="_blank">payola.... Copyright 2007 Wed, 08 Feb 2006 17:16:17 -0800 Thu, 09 Feb 2006 09:29:17 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss payola is now part of an artist's advance $$$ and is channeled through "freelance" promo folks, has been since the late '70s. that way the label has nothing to do with holding the $$$ before it's handed to the radio or MTV or whatever. it's very much like like how prostitutes and pimps deal with $$.

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