The ASCAP|BMI Feud

When Should a Small Business Pay ASCAP or BMI?

A growing number of small businesses are being unpleasantly surprised with letters from performing rights organizations, such as the American ...

Venues Refuse to Pay Songwriters While Profiting from Their Music

NEW YORK, March 5, 2024 -- The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced today that it has filed 13 separate ...

Wtf is ASCAP and why should I care? : r/BarOwners - Reddit

This. The prior tenant of our restaurant attempted to claim that they were exempt from licensing fees cause the bands only played originals. BMI ...

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers - Wikipedia

... of BMI licensed songs to double that of ASCAP licensed songs. ASCAP ... In June 2010, ASCAP sent letters to its members soliciting donations to fight ...

Radio: More Trouble for ASCAP - Time

Six years ago, the Department of Justice filed an anti-trust suit against ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers).

ASCAP & BMI Announce Creation Of A New Comprehensive ...

ASCAP & BMI Announce Creation Of A New Comprehensive Musical Works Database To Increase Ownership Transparency In Performing Rights Licensing.

ASCAP, BMI…WTF?. When I shopped for albums as a… - Medium

The NAB was understandably furious, so radio programmers and DJs boycotted ASCAP artists and songs — wouldn't play 'em. They also started a ...

The ASCAP-BMI Feud, Status Panic, and the Struggle for Cold War ...

The ASCAP-BMI Feud, Status Panic, and the Struggle for Cold War Consensus. Journal of the Society for American Music Pub Date : 2021-05-04

DOJ Rejects ASCAP and BMI's Proposed Changes to 1941 Antitrust ...

ASCAP and BMI – historically rivals – have joined forces and are working to overturn the DOJ decision and “modernize” the consent decrees.[12] ...

ASCAP and BMI Form Anti-Fraud Task Force to Combat "Suspicious ...

U.S. performance-rights organizations ASCAP and BMI have teamed up to fight fraud associated with the registration of musical works. The ...

BMI vs. ASCAP vs. SESAC: How Do I Choose Which is Right for Me?

SESAC doesn't publicly disclose their terms for termination, but you can bet that they're not letting any of their artists go without a fight. Keep in mind ...

The Music Industry Just Lost a Big Fight with the Government Over ...

ASCAP and BMI, backed by big music publishers, have complained the consent decrees are anachronisms from another era, and urged the Justice ...

Songwriting rights agency BMI is being sold to a private equity firm

Also intrigued by the "flat hierarchy" statement. Perhaps finding it easier to take control of an industry when there's no big dogs to fight ...

Which Songwriters Will Benefit From the BMI Sale? - Billboard

BMI is making the case that a for-profit model will let it invest more aggressively in technology, among other things, while ASCAP pointed out ...

Boycott ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC - Facebook

Help stop ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC (Performing Rights Organizations or PROs) from shutting down live local music.

Music Publishers Sue Twitter - Exploration.io

Exploration Weekly - Music Publishers Sue Twitter / Music Distributors Ally to Fight Streaming Fraud / ASCAP CEO Comments on AI Initiatives.

ASCAP, BMI and NAB Joint Statement On Deal Resolving ...

Joint Statement from NAB President & CEO Gordon Smith, ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews and BMI President & CEO Mike O'Neill:.

ASCAP vs. BMI vs. SESAC vs. GMR: Which One Should You Use?

Like ASCAP, BMI is a nonprofit business entity that was founded in New York City in 1939. It is the third oldest and largest PRO operating in ...

Radio Goes After ASCAP, BMI - Radio Ink

The fight to pay for what comes out of radio speakers took an interesting turn Wednesday. Months after radio settled a years-long dispute ...

Make ASCAP, BMI and SESAC accountable, and stop killing small ...

... fight on. 6. Rather than the venues having to pay these fees, performance artists (cover bands, etc), should be paying the fee to play the cover music they ...