On October 19, 2026, the Court released an order that could eventually shake the foundations of the music publishing business. There was no dramatic courtroom showdown, no impassioned closing argument, and no sweeping declaration about the rights of American songwriters. In fact, the justices didn’t decide the central copyright question at all. Instead, an unusual procedural action left standing a federal appeals court decision that could cost some of the world’s largest music companies a significant amount of money.
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