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Op-Ed

From Player Pianos to Paper Notices: A Modern Update to Music Licensing Is Long Overdue

Billboard
Michael Beckerman, Internet Association

Rarely does a century-old musical instrument drive policy in Washington, but that’s exactly what’s happening in the music community at this moment. Everyone from Internet Association (IA) members to artists to record labels are supporting a new piece of legislation called the Music Modernization Act (MMA), that will help bring music licensing into the digital…

Op-Ed

From Player Pianos to Paper Notices: A Modern Update to Music Licensing Is Long Overdue (Guest Column)

Billboard
Michael Beckerman

Rarely does a century-old musical instrument drive policy in Washington, but that’s exactly what’s happening in the music community at this moment.

Publication

Music industry settles a big fight ahead of Grammys

Axios
Sara Fischer

The music industry may be close to an agreement on how to pay musicians fairly for their work — just in time for Sunday’s Grammys. Members of Congress will hold a hearing Friday in New York City to discuss a bipartisan bill to rewrite music licensing and copyright laws, featuring testimony from celebrity artists like…

Publication

Even a Divided Congress Can Agree on Copyright

Billboard
Robert Levine

“In D.C. you’re never going to have 100 percent agreement, but CLASSICS has the support of Pandora and DiMA, the Digital Media Association, which represents online music services,” said Daryl Friedman, who oversees public policy work for the Recording Academy, in an interview before the hearing.

Publication

Lawmakers Introduce Music Modernization Act, Which Simplifies Digital Licensing and Increases Rates

Variety
Jem Aswad

The bill reforms Section 115 of the U.S. Copyright Act to create a single licensing entity that administers the mechanical reproduction rights for all digital uses of musical compositions, such those used in interactive streaming models offered by Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Pandora, Google and others, according to a release from the National Music Publisher Association.