Oddly, the Copyright Office website makes no mention of Trump’s involvement.Trump takes credit for Taylor Swift’s success. There has never been a more petty, insecure, small man in the history of American politics. Everywhere he looks he sees himself as a victim. pic.twitter.com/NC69RBcSWH
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 11, 2024
On October 11, 2018, the unanimously passed Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (MMA) was signed into law.
The MMA represents years of dedicated work by members of Congress, as well as negotiation and cooperation between a wide range of creators and business interests. The Copyright Office worked closely with Congress during these discussions, building on its foundational policy reports, which closely examined the issues facing the music industry and proposed statutory reforms. It is no surprise that the passage of the MMA—the result of extensive collaboration—was almost universally praised.
The MMA is a bill whose time had come. Music law is complicated. Changing technology had left certain gaps in protection and compensation for some creators. These gaps go as far back as the early 20th century, when technology began to significantly change the way composers, lyricists, and publishers distributed musical works, which changed the way that people enjoy music. One of the earliest changes came in the form of piano rolls—a mechanical form of notating music so it could be performed automatically by a player piano. Over time, newer media—from wax cylinders and vinyl records to various formats of magnetic tape, like cassettes and eight-track cartridges, to compact discs—offered new ways for the public to experience music. These new recording methods allowed people far and wide to enjoy particular musical performances without being physically present during the actual performance.
Congress saw the need to help address the changing landscape of music and in 1909 created new copyright protections to address these technological changes, as well as a statutory licensing system, which requires users to pay a set rate when they make and distribute musical works.He is a sad, broken little person who can only understand himself as the center of every story and the reason the sun rises in the morning. Everywhere he looks he sees himself as the only important person.
Yeah, nothing like Joe Biden at all.1987 with my boys.
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 11, 2024
This Super Bowl Sunday, I hope you can take part in the age-old American traditions of eating great food, gathering with great friends, and watching a great game. pic.twitter.com/HNYvqpEg9P
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