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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
In a statement, BMI welcomed the move as “an opportunity to do what BMI has been advocating for years—modernize music licensing. [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]
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]
4 Apr 2019, 8:24 am by David Oxenford
  As it had done successfully with SESAC (see our article here), and as has been the case for decades with ASCAP and BMI, RMLC had hoped to have the court declare that GMR’s unrestrained royalty demands were contrary to the antitrust laws, and that some limits should be imposed on those rates. [read post]
22 Mar 2019, 5:00 am by Matthew Landis
(BMI), and SESAC as a means to make it easier to license music rather than requiring everyone to get a license from every artist. [read post]
7 Mar 2019, 6:22 am by David Oxenford
BMI and ASCAP have released an open letter that suggests that the market is the best place for determining how songwriters are paid. [read post]