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The MLC Is Auditing Streaming Services for the First Time
The news comes shortly after the MLC itself was audited by Bridgeport Music, the company that represents George Clinton and Funkadelic.
Because of issues with the old piecemeal licensing system, a pool of $427 million in unmatched and unpaid publishing royalties had formed. Bridgeport Music is best known for its bullish approach to copyright enforcement, once accusing more than 800 artists and labels of infringement in one lawsuit in the early 2000s. It was also a defendant in the controversial Blurred Lines lawsuit along with Marvin Gaye ‘s estate, which is believed to have greatly widened what elements of a song are considered protected under copyright law.
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