Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Plans March 10 Hearing on DOJ's Consent Decree Review
The Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee scheduled a hearing for March 10 on the Justice Department’s ongoing consent decrees review (see 1406050081) for performance rights organizations Broadcast Music Inc. and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, a subcommittee aide said…
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Friday. The consent decrees bar PROs from refusing a license to any organization that requests one, leading to rate negotiations. Broadcasters are reaping the rewards of a consent decree process that unfairly compensates songwriters, music attorneys have said. The outcome of the DOJ review could influence the nature and timing of related legislation expected this Congress (see 1501070052).