The US House of Representatives' Committee on the Judiciary has voted to favorably advance the American Music Fairness Act (AMFA) through the legislative process. Representatives from...
The US Copyright Office and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are launching a joint study and a series of roundtables to examine "various matters...
Five US Senators from both sides of the aisle have written to Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter to ask her to "reject" a recent request from...
US Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Judy Chu (D-CA) and Tony Cardenas (D-CA) — members of the Congressional Caucus on Multicultural Media — have sent a...
US Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) has introduced the Protect Working Musicians Act, a legislation that would help artists and music creators to negotiate fairer rates and...
By Emmanuel LegrandA group of some 120 executives from the US independent music sector from 19 states, led by American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) President...
The end of the year delivered an avalanche of measures and bills that will have a significant impact on the creative communities and industries in the...
By Emmanuel LegrandFollowing a consultation process and hearings with stakeholders in 2020, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) (pictured, above), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual...
By Emmanuel LegrandSenator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chair of the Senate IP Subcommittee, and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Ranking Member of the Senate IP Subcommittee, joined by...
By Emmanuel LegrandSenators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) have introduced in the US Senate the bipartisan Help Independent Tracks Succeed Act (HITS Act) to...
