Five Years Later – The Music Modernization Act

Date:
Tue, 06/27/2023 - 10:00 AM
Location:
Belmont University, Gabhart Student Center, Multipurpose Room A/B, 1930 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN 37212

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet will hold a field hearing on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. CT in Nashville, Tennessee. The hearing, "Five Years Later – The Music Modernization Act," will examine the impact of the Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (MMA), five years after it was signed into law in 2018. The hearing will examine the system created by the MMA to administer blanket mechanical licenses and collect and distribute mechanical licensing royalties. The hearing will also explore whether the legislation is operating as intended by Congress and consider reforms.

WITNESSES:

David Porter, award-winning songwriter and producer; 2005 Inductee, Songwriters Hall of Fame - testimony
Kris Ahrend, CEO, Mechanical Licensing Collective - testimony
Garrett Levin, President & CEO, Digital Media Association - testimony
Michael Molinar, General Manager, Big Machine Music - testimony
Abby North, President, North Music Group; Co-Founder, Unchained Melody Publishing - testimony
Daniel Tashian, award-winning songwriter, producer, and musician - testimony

Subcommittees
The Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet

United States House Judiciary Committee
Full Congressional Hearing

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