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129 Members Of US Congress Renew Assault On Musicians With The 'Local Radio Freedom Act'
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Broadcast radio lobbyists and a bipartisan coalition of 124 members House members and 5 senators are backing the latest edition of the Local Radio Freedom Act, which would continue to limit the royalties that radio stations pay on recordings. To put this in context, the United States is one of a handful of countries including North Korea and Iran, who do not require radio stations to pay any performance royalties to the artists who made the music that makes up ...
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Library of Congress Acquires Archive of Jazz Great Billy Strayhorn
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The Library of Congress announced today that it has acquired the original manuscripts documenting the work of composer, arranger and pianist Billy Strayhorn. An important star in the jazz firmament, Strayhorn was the source of much of the sound of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. He worked with Ellington for nearly 30 years, writing or collaborating on more than 200 tunes and arrangements for the band. Strayhorn wrote the orchestra’s signature tune, “Take the ‘A’ Train.” The Strayhorn Collection contains nearly ...
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Why Congress Should Support Startups In The Music Modernization Act
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In this piece Chris Castle breaks down the latest inside the world of the Music Modernization Act, and why the law needs to be altered in order to restore balance between the rule makers and the rule takers, and better support startups in their bids for success. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy If you read the current version of the Music Modernization Act, you may find that it’s more about government mandates that entrench incumbents than a ...
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Congress To Vote On Music Modernization Act Today With Support Of Independent Labels
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An expanded Music Modernization Act is scheduled for a vote in the United States House of Representatives on Wednesday. Though not without its critics, the bipartisan legislation has the strong support of most of the music industry, including the growing independent label sector. The Music Modernization Act, to be put before Congress on Wednesday, combines three bills, including the original Music Modernization Act, which mandates a new organization to collect mechanical royalties and offers streaming music services protection from copyright ...
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States, Congress Battle FCC Over Net Neutrality End
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Dozens of attorneys general filed a petition Tuesday challenging the Federal Communication Commission’s recent decision to roll back net neutrality rules. A coalition of major tech companies has also promised court action; and Congress appears ready to take action, as well. The petition, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, would block the rollback which FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a Republican, has championed since being appointed by President Donald Trump last year. Last month, the commission voted 3-2 ...
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Bill Before Congress Rewards Infringers, Punishes Songwriter Victims [David Lowery]
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A bill titled the “The Transparency in Licensing Act" but more commonly known as “The Shiv Act" in reality does little in the way of promoting transparency, and in fact punishes songwriters while benefiting tech and broadcasting behemoths, says David Lowery. Guest post by musician and artist advocate David Lowery from The Trichordist The company that claims to organize the worlds information, could not figure out how locate a songwriter named Brian Wilson, he wrote a little song called “Surfer Girl.” ...
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How Congress Can Right Wrong For Music Released Pre-1972
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While the vast majority of streams for pre-1972 recording do currently receive some form of royalty payout from Pandora, a new bill recently introduced and known as the CLASSICS Act would ensure a greater degree of equality for all recordings. Guest post by Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics at Pandora of Medium Imagine the uproar if digital music services chose not to pay royalties for some of the spins on their platforms. It certainly wouldn’t be overlooked by the music ...
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Support Copyright Office Legislation And Call Congress
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Here Chris Castle urges readers to support new bipartisan legislation making the Librarian of Congress a presidential appointment, as well as bringing about several other badly needed fixes to the position. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy I don’t often ask MTP readers for their vote, but I am asking you to call your member of Congress and ask them to support bipartisan legislation introduced by Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Ranking Member John Conyers, H.R. 1695, The Register ...
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Congress Preps To Gut Net Neutrality With Bills Pretending To Save It
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The Trump administration and its new FCC boss have made clear their intentions to completely trash net neutrality protections, but the threat of backlash and the complications of rolling back such regulations means they'll likely try and and take a lazier, sneakier route towards undoing things. Guest Post by Karl Bode on Techdirt As we've noted a few times, the Trump administration and new FCC boss Ajit Pai have made it abundantly clear net neutrality protections will be going the ...
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It's Time For Congress To Get Serious About Artists' Performance Rights - #IRespectMusic
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While the National Association of Broadcasters once again works to pass the Local Radio Freedom Act, something which would be harmful to recording artists everywhere, it becomes increasingly important for Congress to take real action regarding artist' performance rights. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Tech Solutions Friends don’t let friends get LRFA’d. Once again we’ve started a new session of Congress with really old news–he National Association of Broadcasters is yet again circulating the reactionary Local Radio Freedom Act ...
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