Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports
Jul. 23, 2019
Modernizing music licensing
The typical consumer likely can’t name a product for which the federal government sets the price — let alone under a regulatory regime that dates back to the early 20th century. But so it is with music. The price to reproduce, distribute or perform a song publicly is not negotiated in the free market but set by the U.S. government.
Jacqueline C. Charlesworth
Partner
Kendrick & Baron, LLP
The views expressed herein are her own and not those of any client.
The typical consumer likely can't name a product for which the federal government sets the price -- let alone under a regulatory regime that dates back to the early 20th century. But so it is with music. The price to reproduce, distribute or perform a song publicly is not negotiated in the free market but set by the U.S. government.
The anomalous treatment of music is not lost on music creators -- perhaps most famously Taylor Swift ...
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