ASCAP Comments on U.S. Department of Justice Appeal of BMI ...

ASCAP Comments on U.S. Department of Justice Appeal of BMI Rate · November 11, 2016. November 11, 2016 – The American · Recent news & events. Read more ...

ASCAP Supports BMI Position in DOJ's Appeal of Consent Decree ...

ASCAP and BMI are continuing our joint efforts to support the rights of music creators by challenging a Department of Justice (DOJ) ...

ASCAP/BMI Comment: National Music Publishers' Association

We applaud the Justice Department. ("DOJ") for undertaking a serious review of the ASCAP and BMI antitrust consent decrees.1. NMPA believes the consent ...

Justice Department Completes Review of ASCAP and BMI Consent ...

Since 1941, when the United States originally brought civil antitrust lawsuits against ASCAP and BMI, both organizations have been subject to ...

A Message from Paul Williams on the DOJ's Review of the ASCAP ...

Nearly two years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a formal review of the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees. Today, the DOJ ...

ASCAP, BMI, NSAI Respond to DOJ's Appeal Of BMI Consent ...

Today the DOJ filed a notice of appeal in the matter. On August 4, 2016, after nearly two years of review, the Justice Department's Antitrust Division ...

ASCAP and BMI React to US DoJ Appeal on Consent Decree ...

Following a two-year review of the ASCAP's and BMI's consent decrees, this interpretation would require 100% licensing. Judge Stanton rejected ...

ASCAP, BMI Issue Joint Statement on Reforming Consent Decree

In an open letter, ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews and BMI CEO Mike O'Neill outline the two organization's position on the DOJ's review and make ...

DOJ: Remarks by Assistant Attorney General on Future of Consent ...

The most recent modifications to the decrees occurred in 1994 (for BMI) and 2001 (for ASCAP). The ASCAP and BMI consent decrees, some critics ...

Second Circuit's BMI Decision Commendably Overturns the Justice ...

Fast forward to 2014, when DOJ undertook a new review of the ASCAP and BMI decrees, and requested the submission of public comments to aid it in ...

A Victory For Songwriters: Consent Decree Appeal Deadline Passes

The deadline for the DOJ to appeal the consent decree ruling in favor of BMI has passed — what does this mean for songwriters ...

Challenge for ASCAP & BMI: Persuading the DOJ Their Consent ...

ASCAP and BMI argue that the decrees should be changed to allow music publishers to sell partial licenses through ASCAP and BMI, so that the ...

DOJ Ends Consent Decree Review Without Action - Billboard

The Dept. of Justice has ended its ASCAP/BMI consent decree review without taking action, meaning the agreements governing how ASCAP and BMI ...

Court of Appeals decision backs creators in ASCAP & BMI consent ...

Court of Appeals decision backs creators in ASCAP & BMI consent decree battle ... Songwriters, composers, creators and collective management have ...

BMI wins legal battle with Justice Department over music licensing

Music rights organization BMI scored a critical legal win on Tuesday when a federal appeals court rejected the Department of Justice's argument over how songs ...

DOJ v. BMI: DOJ Argues BMI's Fractional Licensing Practice Violates ...

This case stems from an investigation of the DOJ's Antitrust Division into modifying the existing consent decrees with BMI and the American ...

Streaming Companies Appeal CRB Rate Increase / ASCAP, BMI ...

ASCAP and BMI recently submitted comments to the Department of Justice (DOJ) this past week, requesting that the “outdated” consent decrees ...

US Department of Justice appeals court decision on BMI's consent ...

America's two leading performance rights societies, ASCAP and BMI, will fight the decision made by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) to ...

You Can't Make This Stuff Up! The Department of Justice v. ASCAP

What the DOJ did was to impose a requirement for 100% licensing on ASCAP and BMI. It ruled (though this ruling has yet to be reduced to writing) ...

ASCAP, BMI Comment Regarding DOJ Review of Consent Decrees

In June 2014, the DOJ announced that it planned to review the consent decrees with music licensing firms ASCAP and BMI.