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Music Publishers Call for Congress to Overhaul Copyright Act
The National Music Publishers’ Association has sent a letter to the Senate and House of Representatives, requesting the overhaul of the statutory license listed in the Copyright Act.
Almost six years ago, members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees came together to pass the MMA, a landmark piece of copyright legislation for the age of digital music streaming. Because the law prevents private negotiations in a free market, publishers and songwriters have seen ongoing abuse of the statutory system and CRB rate-setting process with little ability for recourse. Fortunately, there are solutions Congress can enact that would preserve the benefits of the MMA and the MLC while providing songwriters and publishers a better chance to compete on a level playing field with Big Tech firms like Spotify.
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