Justice Department opens formal review of music-licensing rules that have been in place since 1941, a process that could shake up how businesses, broadcasters and digital streaming services secure rights from songwriters and publishers
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department on Wednesday opened a formal review of music-licensing rules that have been in place since 1941, a process that could shake up how businesses, broadcasters and digital streaming services secure rights from songwriters and publishers.
The move to reassess the mechanics of music licensing is part of a broader initiative in which Justice Department antitrust officials are revisiting long-ago legal settlements, known as consent decrees, that remain on the books across a range of industries. Legal...
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