As we have previously blogged, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) rejected proposed modifications to the existing Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”) and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (“ASCAP”) consent...more
On August 4, 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) rejected changes to the 1941 consent decrees with ASCAP and BMI. These decrees have been in place since 1941, when the DOJ settled antitrust claims with ASCAP and BMI...more
On August 4, 2016, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) rejected changes to the 1941 consent decrees with ASCAP and BMI. These decrees have been in place since 1941, when the DOJ settled antitrust claims with ASCAP and BMI...more
8/10/2016
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
ASCAP ,
BMI ,
Consent Decrees ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Media ,
Music Industry ,
Musical Sound Recordings ,
Pandora ,
Popular ,
Public Performance Rights ,
Sherman Act ,
Spotify
On May 6, 2015, in Pandora Media, Inc. v. American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, the Second Circuit held that composers and music publishers cannot partially withdraw from the American Society of Composers,...more
5/8/2015
/ ASCAP ,
Consent Decrees ,
EMI Entertainment ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
License Agreements ,
Music Industry ,
Pandora ,
Patent Royalties ,
Popular ,
Royalties ,
Sony ,
Universal