Several free-market-focused lobbying groups and organization have asked the Department of Justice to keep consent decrees that regulate ASCAP and BMI. The coalition of organizations and lobbying groups feel the age-old regulations are required to address ongoing anticompetitive concerns. In statements issued earlier today, the message was clear: the music licensing market is “inherently anti-competitive” […]
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