U.S. Department of Justice Opens a Formal Inquiry Into ASCAP & BMI Consent Decrees

The DOJ is now taking a look at 1940s-era regulations that heavily restrict music publishers and songwriters. The U.S. Department of Justice is now taking a formal look into consent decrees that dictate pricing and other practices for public performance organizations (PROs).  The decrees, enacted in the 1940s, were slapped onto performance rights societies ASCAP […]

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