Major Music Industry Groups Endorse Licensing Legislation
Legislation updating copyright law have endorsement of major music publishing, songwriter and artists’ groups, the groups announced Monday. Resolving lack of a terrestrial performance right for sound recordings is a key goal for the groups, which pledge to work together…
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as Congress starts work on updating copyright law. The groups said they back the recently introduced Music Modernization Act (HR-4706) (see 1712290025); the Compensating Legacy Artists for Their Songs, Service and Important Contributions to Society Act (HR-3301); the Allocation for Music Producers Act (HR-1457); and a market-based rate standard for artists from satellite radio. Participating groups include the National Music Publishers’ Association; RIAA; the American Association of Independent Music; the Recording Academy; the Nashville Songwriters Association International; Songwriters of North America; ASCAP; BMI.; the Production Music Association; the Church Music Publishers Association; the Music Publishers Association; the Council of Music Creators; the Society of Composers and Lyricists; MusicAnswers; the American Federation of Musicians; the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists; the Association of Independent Music Publishers; SoundExchange; SXWorks; Administrators of Gospel Music; the Content Creators Coalition; and Music Managers Forum U.S.