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ASCAP advocates 'partial withdrawal' of licenses; Pandora tells Senate consent decrees should continue

By Leah Nylen ( March 10, 2015, 18:52 GMT | Insight) -- The CEO of performing rights organization ASCAP told senators that allowing music publishers to partially withdraw the right to license their work to particular entities, such as Internet radio services, would lead to greater competition in the music licensing market. But a representative of Pandora, which has been involved in ongoing litigation with ASCAP and its primary rival, BMI, said the lack of transparency in music copyright ownership, along with collusion among the licensing organizations and music publishers, require the continuation of the consent decrees governing ASCAP and BMI, which have been in place since World War II.The CEO of performing rights organization ASCAP told senators on Tuesday that allowing music publishers to partially withdraw the right to license their work to particular entities, such as Internet radio services, would lead to greater competition in the music licensing market....

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