NMPA Asks DOJ to Allow Publishers to Selectively Withdraw Digital Rights From Blanket Licenses

September 16, 2019By rightstech

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) came out swinging in its comments to the Department of Justice’s ASCAP and BMI consent decrees reviews, arguing it should allow publishers to selectively withdraw digital rights from blanket licenses.

Source: NMPA Asks DOJ to Amend Consent Decrees to Allow Publishers to Selectively Withdraw Digital Rights From Blanket Licenses

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