U.S. music organizations are appealing to Washington regarding the RAAP ruling. They are calling on the Trump administration to put pressure on the European Commission. The standoff over artists’ rights is no longer limited to European debates. In a letter addressed to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the leading organizations in the U.S. music industry are calling on the U.S. administration to intervene against a European Commission proposal that, they argue, could jeopardize nearly $300 million in royalties paid each year to U.S. artists and producers. Signed by ASCAP,…
