Five Years Later The Music Modernization Act

Date:

Tue, 06/27/2023 - 10:00 AM

Witnesses

Panel 1

Mr. Kris Ahrend

CEO, Mechanical Licensing Collective

Ahrend Biography

Ahrend Truth in Testimony

Ahrend Testimony

Mr. David Porter

Award-winning songwriter and producer, 2005 Inductee to the Songwriters Hall of Fame

Porter Testimony

Porter Biography

Porter Truth in Testimony

Mr. Daniel Tashian

Award-winning songwriter, producer, and musician,

Tashian Testimony

Tashian Biography

Tashian Truth in Testimony

Mr. Garrett Levin

President & CEO, Digital Media Association

Levin Truth in Testimony

Levin Biography

Levin Testimony

Mr. Michael Molinar

General Manager, Big Machine Music

Molinar Biography

Molinar Testimony

Molinar Truth in Testimony

Ms. Abby North

President, North Music Group, Co-Founder, Unchained Melody Publishing

North Biography

North Truth in Testimony

North Testimony

Meeting Documents

A letter from the Songwriters of North America (SONA), submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

An additional Statement for the Record submitted by Ms. Abby North, President of North Music Group and Co-Founder of Unchained Melody Publishing.

Testimony from Emily Shackelton, Songwriter and Board Member of the Nashville Songwriters Association International, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from Till Janczukowicz (CEO of IDAGIO GmbH), Matt Eccles (SVP and General Counsel of Napster), Daniel Hubbert (CEO of Power Music, Inc.), Dan Mackta (Managing Director of Qobuz), and Brandom Shevin (Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of The Beatport Group) to Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Johnson (GA), submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from Ashley Irwin, President of The Society of Composers & Lyricists, and Rick Carnes, President of The Songwriters Guild of America, to Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Johnson (GA), submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from The musicFIRST Coalition to Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson (GA), and Members of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from The MIC Coalition to Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson (GA), and Members of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from The Black Music Action Coalition and Music Artists Coalition, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

A letter from Pierre Schwob, CEO of Classical Archives, LLC, to Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Johnson (GA).

A letter from Elizabeth Matthews, CEO of ASCAP, and Mike ONeill, President and CEO of BMI, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

Responses from Mr. Garrett Levin, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

Reponses from Mr. Michael Molinar, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

Responses from Mr. Kris Ahrend, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

Questions for Mr. Michael Molinar, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

Questions for Mr. Garrett Levin, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.

Questions from Mr. Kris Ahrend, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA.