Witnesses from around the music business are set for two
House Judiciary Committee hearings that will help shape the future of music
licensing. The first hearing, previously announced, will take place on Tuesday,
June 10th at 10am ET. Billboard has learned that the second hearing will be
held June 25th.
The hearings will allow various stakeholders -- so many of
them the topic merits two hearings rather than one -- to present their views on
how music licensing should be improved, or left alone, to further the digital
music business. Although the topic and conversation may seem dry, the hearings
will help reshape of the future music business and ultimately impact everyone
from consumers to creators. To change how sound recordings and musical works
are licensed could affect the economics of digital music for services, impact
royalties for creators and rights holders, and help the creation of new
business models.
June's hearings on music licensing are part of a larger
effort by the House Judiciary Committee to update copyright law. Since last
year, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the
Internet has held a number of hearings with an underlying theme of copyright
revision. Hearings held in 2014 have covered the DMCA's notice and takedown
process, the first-sale doctrine, compulsory video licenses, preservation and
reuse of copyrighted works, and the scope of copyright protection.
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