Prof. Michael Carroll Featured in Washington Examiner Story on the Music Modernization Act

 
Professor Michael Carroll
Professor Michael Carroll

PIJIP Co-Director is quoted discussing the Music Modernization Act (MMA) in the Washington Examiner. The legislation is meant to increase the certainty that copyright holders will receive payment from streaming services, and it will require royalties for pre-1972 recordings. It has passed the house and is awaiting senate approval.

One of his quotes discusses which songwriters stand to benefit from the MMA, and which ones may not: "The MMA likely benefits currently successful songwriters more than the current system, but part of that benefit is that up and coming artists are likely to have to pay more to release a cover version of a popular song. It’s hard to predict whether this hurts or helps independent music publishers and songwriters. It does take some clunkiness out of the current statutory license for licensing recording."

Click here for the full story on the Washington Examiner website.