U.S. Music Organizations Call on Washington to Counter Brussels on Related Rights
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,… BMI, the Recording Academy, SoundExchange, SAG-AFTRA, and the American Association of Independent Music, among others, this letter marks a new stage in an issue that has now taken on commercial and diplomatic dimensions. Brussels Accused of Undermining National Treatment At the…