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Justice Department Leaves Music Industry Consent Decrees Unchanged

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn a move that brought deep chagrin to songwriters and publishers and joy to the broadcasting industry, after years of talk, the Justice Department has decided to leave unchanged the 80-year-old consent decrees that govern the public performances of music, Makan Delrahim, the outgoing Justice Department Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, announced Friday.The music publishing community and particularly performing-rights organizations ASCAP and BMI have long advocated for changes to the decrees — which were instituted in 1941 — arguing that they are vastly outdated in the digital age and favor broadcasters to the detriment of creators.

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