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7 Oct 2019, 9:19 am by Jonathan Bailey
The PRO is much smaller than its competitors ASCAP and BMI and represents only a tiny group of artists, most of the large-name composers. [read post]
13 Sep 2019, 9:05 am by David Oxenford
The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is, as we reported here and here, conducting a review of the consent decrees which govern ASCAP and BMI. [read post]
13 Sep 2019, 6:00 am by Terry Hart
ASCAP & BMI Consent Decrees Review Expected to Conclude This Year While Both Sides Argue Worst-Case Scenarios — Finally, just yesterday public comments in the DOJ’s review of the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees were made public. [read post]
29 Aug 2019, 5:54 pm by David Oxenford
As we have written before (see our articles here and here), GMR and the RMLC are in litigation over whether or not the rates set by GMR should be subject to some sort of antitrust review, as are the rates set by ASCAP, BMI and even SESAC (see our article here on the SESAC rates). [read post]
21 Aug 2019, 1:23 pm by Alex Moss
The American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music, Inc. [read post]
29 Jul 2019, 8:43 am by David Oxenford
August 9 is the date for filing comments on the Department of Justice’s inquiry into whether changes should be made in the antitrust consent decrees that govern the operations of ASCAP and BMI. [read post]
9 Jul 2019, 6:43 am by David Oxenford
In a very important proceeding we summarized here, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is reviewing the antitrust consent decrees that govern ASCAP and BMI – the decrees that require that these performing rights organizations treat similarly situated licensees (and artists) in the same way and which allow a Court to review the reasonableness of the rates that ASCAP and BMI propose. [read post]
9 Jul 2019, 6:43 am by David Oxenford
In a very important proceeding we summarized here, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is reviewing the antitrust consent decrees that govern ASCAP and BMI – the decrees that require that these performing rights organizations treat similarly situated licensees (and artists) in the same way and which allow a Court to review the reasonableness of the rates that ASCAP and BMI propose. [read post]
30 Jun 2019, 9:18 am by David Oxenford
July 10 is also the date by which comments are to be filed with the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division on the possibility of changes to the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees. [read post]
30 Jun 2019, 9:18 am by David Oxenford
July 10 is also the date by which comments are to be filed with the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division on the possibility of changes to the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees. [read post]
27 Jun 2019, 10:24 am by Jonathan Bailey
Other topics that were discussed in the hearing include the ASCAP/BMI consent decrees, safe harbors and modernizing the Copyright Office. 3: ‘Copyright Troll’ Lawyer Appeals 14 Year Prison Sentence Finally today, Ernesto at Torrentfreak writes that Paul Hansmeier, one of the two attorneys involved in the Prenda Law scam, is appealing his 14-year prison sentence saying that it is unreasonable and is incompatible with the sentencing guidelines. [read post]
7 Jun 2019, 6:00 am by Terry Hart
US Dept. of Justice Reviewing ASCAP & BMI Consent Decrees — Also this week, the DOJ announced it will be reviewing the antitrust consent decrees that govern the Performing Rights Organizations ASCAP & BMI. [read post]
6 Jun 2019, 9:05 pm by Alana Bevan
The consent decrees, which have been in place for more than 75 years, require ASCAP andBMI to offer licenses to perform musical works on a non-exclusive and non-discriminatory basis and prohibit a range of potentially anticompetitive conduct. [read post]
6 Jun 2019, 7:54 am by David Oxenford
The consent decrees require that ASCAP and BMI make available licenses on the same terms to all similarly situated music users. [read post]
20 May 2019, 9:19 am by David Oxenford
  Instead, as had been the case prior to 1972, only the composer of the underlying musical work (or the copyright holder of that composition – usually a publishing company) got paid, usually through a performing rights organization (also known as a PRO – ASCAP, BMI and SESAC until recent years when other PROs including GMR arose). [read post]
8 May 2019, 3:34 am by Chris Castle
 You should also confirm which insurance programs might be available to you from you PRO membership (such as ASCAP’s insurance programs.) [read post]
6 May 2019, 6:19 am by Chris Castle
  The “metadata” issue comes up every time you—or someone you authorize—upload your recordings or videos to a digital service, or your song information to ASCAP or BMI or your recording information to SoundExchange. [read post]
3 May 2019, 6:00 am by Terry Hart
A good read; it’s also worth noting that the bills introduced this week have some additional tweaks to ensure the fairness of the process. 50 States of Music — This week, a number of music associations—A2IM, ASCAP, BMI, RIAA, and SoundExchange—unveiled a useful tool that shows the value of the music business in each of the 50 states. [read post]