Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

az tlae air Law committee Of tire Ameri-
can Bar Association and the author OF
a recent book, Radio Law" He writes:
VARIOUS states are beginning 10 ADAPT
their statutes to cover Islander BY radio.
section 258 Of the California criminal
code is typical. 1t follows: Islander Is
q malicious defamation, orally uttered,
whether or not. it be communicated
through or by radio or any mechanical
or other means or device whatsoever.
tending to blacken the memory OF one
who is dead or to impeach the honesty,
integrity, virtue or reputation OK dis
close the actual or alleged defects OF
one who is living, or of any educational.
literary, social, fraternal, benevoiect or
religious corporation, association or or
ganization, and thereby to expose him
or IL to public hatred, contempt or ridi-
cule.' A fine of not exceeding $4,000 or
Imprisonment for a period not exceeding
one year, or both fine and Imprisonment,
are provided for violation. Illinois in
1927 extended its libel law to cover
SANDER by radio. A vast amount Of
radio law is being built up In various
States, urgently requiring national uni
flcation."
@. Is radio putting the old fashioned
song plugger out Of busineSs?-Warren
liz
A. Just to the extent that the recent
bull market put the SPECTATORS out OF
business. This is the golden age OF the
song plugger. They swarm all over
studios, cafes theaters and other places
where newborn songs get their start IN
life Radio has helped to make the
song publishing industry, In spite OF
mournful predictions that 1t would kill
it. While big publishing houses are
merging with the movies who want to
develop their own song plants and other
organizations, this will not lessen the
output, but rather increase 1t, and, as
| they say in Tin Pan Alley, the song
factories are now heavily bank-rolled
| and able to employ armies Of pluggers
to keep things moving.
@. Must a radio station using re-
corded broadcasts make an announce
ment that this is the case?-C. l.. B.,
A. Yes. The Federal Radio Com
mission has made ruling requiring this
announcement.
@. DO radio studios confer on their
programs so that there will not be .
surplus of good selections one night and
| a dearth the next? It seems to me that
some such cooperation would be advis-
able.-Mrs. Irma G. Kittredge, Bing-
hamton, N. Y.
] A. know of no such systematic CO.
operation, although there Is OCCASION
| ally consultation among studios IN sepa.
rate instances. Naturally the weekend
nights are pretty heavily crowded. as
1t Is assumed that there will be . greater
demand for special dance music and
perhaps more people sitting up late
enjoying these and other features. I
heard several years ago that some study
hal been made with regard to the stu
dos cooperating and putting out Q sort
of full weeks table d'hote. but 1t was
not found expedient. On the whole 1t
appears that with the combined demand
Of both sponsored and sustaining pro-
grams the program directors have to
load on about all the air waves will
bear, giving preferred position to the
best material anc yowding In the rest
as best they may.
@. Is it true that Mime. Aida Is en-
tering radio work?-Edna Free, Balti-
more.
A. Yes. Nine. Aida viii leave the
Metropolitan at the end Of the present
season and devote her entire time to
broadcasting. This is regarded 40 an
event Of supreme interest In the radio
world.
Copyright, 1927