Austin music commissioners debate next steps on performance-rights transparency, propose working group
Commissioners reviewed a draft letter urging congressional action on transparency and equity in performance-rights organizations (PROs), discussed venue impacts and black-box royalties and considered a special meeting or working group to finalize city input before a May 25 deadline.
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Commissioners at the Austin Music Commission on May 5 discussed growing concerns about how performance-rights organizations (PROs) license music and distribute royalties, and aired a draft that would ask Congress for standardized licensing, enhanced transparency and equity assessments.
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