As you may have read, the US Court of Appeals ruled in ASCAP’s appeal of the Pandora rate court decision, affirming Judge Cote’s original ruling on both partial withdrawals and the Pandora rate.

“This ruling reaffirms what we already know – that the ASCAP Consent Decree and the rules that govern music licensing are outdated and completely out of step with the way people listen to music today. This is a wake up call for creators to stand together, get involved and fight for their right to be paid a fair market rate for the use of their works.” – ASCAP CEO Beth Matthews

On May 13th, we hosted ASCAP Songwriter Advocacy Day in Washington, DC. A group of of top songwriters, ASCAP Board members and others walked the halls of Congress to urge policymakers to support songwriters

Your voice is also critical in sending a strong message that we need music licensing reform now – and fast!

Click here for 3 steps you can take right now to help

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