Law on the modernization of music passes to the Senate

In the United States, the Modernization of Music Act (MMA) was passed unanimously, Display panel reports. The Music Modernization Act, which was renamed the Orrin G. Hatch Modernization Music Act in honor of the Republican Senator from Utah who is retiring this year, aims to modernize copyright protection. for authors and artists of digital and streaming.

The Senate version of the bill will be sent back to the House – where the bill passed in April with unilateral consent – will be approved for Senate amendments. Once the House has approved the new version of the bill, the chair must sign before the law becomes law.

Yesterday, more than 150 musicians and executives, including Kim Gordon, Stevie Nicks and Paul McCartney, signed a letter to SiriusXM, declaring their intention to boycott the satellite radio company to oppose legislation without specific amendments. .

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