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Anyone who follows the ongoing disagreements between Pandora and the publishers rights organizations (PROs, including the two giants, the American Society of Composers and Broadcast Music Inc.) is left to wonder what to make of the announcement that...

The Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights held a hearing this morning to debate arguments for and against so-called Consent Decrees — decades-old laws which govern how ASCAP and BMI represent songwriters and...

[Editor Charlie sez:  This continues from Part 1] We saw in Part 1 that a sound recording is comprised of two separate and distinct copyrights: The copyright in the song (“©”) and the copyright in the recording of the song (“℗”).   We also saw that...

by Chris Castle We saw in Part 1 that a sound recording is comprised of two separate and distinct copyrights: The copyright in the song (“©”) and the copyright in the recording of the song (“℗”). We also saw that the...

Beats Music and iTunes Radio, as well as other music streaming services, might take a hit from revised rules and regulations for music royalty rates. The U.S. Department of Justice is deciding whether or not to rewrite the music royalty laws that have...