The DOJ’s Consent Decrees Might Get Lifted After 78 Years — Here’s a Statement from the CEOs of ASCAP and BMI

The U.S. Department of Justice is seriously considering the removal of 1941-dated performance royalty consent decrees. That’s music — and money — to the ears of mega-PROs ASCAP and BMI, who have spent most of their lives under the restrictive decrees.  But the decrees, which were imposed in 1941 to prevent anti-competitive gouging and unfair business practices, […]