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Copyright Hearing Recap: Music Licensing Pt. 2
Seal_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives.svg__0.png Narrow by Juan Carlos Melendez-Torres, FMC Policy InternThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet...
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FMC to DOJ: Don't Forget About the Songwriters
shutterstock_101870326.jpg Wide Regular readers will be familiar with FMC’s position on artist compensation, including our support of efforts to have songwriter and composer royalties better reflect...
View ArticleFMC Comments on Consent Decree Review
Review of Antitrust Consent Decrees for American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers / Broadcast Music, Inc. August 6, 2014 Comments FMC is pleased to submit the following comments to the...
View ArticleFMC Filing in Copyright Office's Second Request for Comments in Music...
September 12, 2014 Comments Author: Casey Rae On September 12, 2014, Future of Music Coalition submitted the following comments to the United States Copyright Office in its second request for comments...
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Will the DOJ Support Songwriters or Just the Big Publishers?
doj.jpg Wide Rumors are flying around about the US Department of Justice (DOJ) potentially changing the rules that govern how performing rights organizations (PROs) ASCAP and BMI negotiate, collect and...
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Four Things for Songwriters to Keep in Mind About Performance Royalty Rates
gavel.jpg Wide Yesterday, news broke that performance rights organization ASCAP lost its appeal of a decision by a federal judge to keep webcasting rates at 1.85 percent. The ruling also affirmed an...
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BMI Scores Higher Royalties in Court, But What Does this Mean for...
musicnote.jpg Wide On May 29, 2015, Judge Lous Stanton of the Southern District Court of New York reached a decision in a dispute over rates paid by the webcaster Pandora to the performance rights...
View ArticleThe Future of PRO’s (Performing Rights Organizations) – ASCAP, BMI and SESAC
In order for ASCAP and BMI to effectively compete with SESAC and to most efficiently service their members, their licensees and the general public, the Consent Decrees need modification. First, ASCAP...
View ArticleFMC Comments to DOJ on "Fractional Licensing"
Antitrust Division seeks information on practices relating to the licensing of musical works for public performance November 20, 2015 Filing Author: Casey Rae On November 20, 2015, Future of Music...
View ArticleFMC Dismayed by DOJ 100% Licensing Requirement
Musicians look to Copyright Office report for legislative remedies July 21, 2016In conference calls earlier this month, attorneys at the Department of Justice informed songwriters and composers that...
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