848 initiative through his foundation, Mothership Connection Education Foundation, with public awareness educational campaigns on copyright recapturing and reclaiming royalties for children of civil rights era musical performers.

[citation needed] The Performance Rights Act is an amendment to United States copyright law proposed by Senator Patrick Leahy.

[2] This bill would expand the performance right to cover terrestrial broadcasts, such as AM/FM radio.

[3] Broadcasters who oppose the bill argue that the performance right is unnecessary and overly burdensome.

Still, broadcasters opposed this bill because of the potential increase in transaction costs for operating a radio station.