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Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports

Dec. 30, 2019

Federal Music Modernization Act has a troubled rollout

As legislators and industry appointees work to drag long-outdated copyright laws into the 21st century, the process of implementing the Music Modernization Act has not been without its growing pains.

As legislators and industry appointees work to drag long-outdated copyright laws into the 21st century, the process of implementing the Music Modernization Act has not been without its growing pains.

The Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act, more commonly known as the MMA, was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump in October 2018.

The act called for the formation of a group ta...

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