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SESAC

Songwriters Law Seminar happening March 30

Tax Problems?

Vevo: We've Paid Artists $200 Million Since 2009

EMI Publishing Catalog Down to Four Suitors

ASCAP

ASCAP Applauds USTR Special 301 Report, Raising Profile of Collection Obstacles Abroad

ASCAP Twitter Q&A: #AskPlanetVI with Planet VI, co-hosted by Universal

The ASCAP Daily Brief for Thursday, May 2

ASCAP Members Score 18 Tony Nominations

Four ASCAP Luminaries Join Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

BMI

Events: BMI presents…Next Fresh Thing: Los Angeles

Jobs: Nashville: Coordinator - International Logging

News: BMI Writers Get Nods From Tony in 2013

Events: Key West Songwriters Festival: Key West, FL

News: BMI President and CEO Del Bryant to Retire in June 2014

Digital Music News

Why People Used to Attend More Than 1.5 Shows a Year...

13 Years Later, An Artist Gets the Courage to Protest Piracy...

Right Now: LeeFest, RIP Chris Kelly, WiMPy Upgrades, Songza 3.0, Special 301, Del Bryant, BMG Has Rights...

Mountain Dew Pulls 'The Most Racist Commercial In History'...

Here's One Album You Shouldn't Feel Guilty About Stealing (NSFW)...

Billboard Biz

Exclusive: John Lennon, Yoko Ono Catalogs Sign With Downtown Music Publishing

13 Points to Watch at MIDEM 2013

Downtown Sells Label to Cofounders, Focuses on Publishing

MediaNet Expanding Services to Mechanical Rights Licensing, Administration

Exclusive: Verizon Teams With Jill Scott for Black History Month Campaign

US Copyright Office

REMINDER: Copyright Matters Program Tomorrow Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Professors Peter Jaszi, Patricia Aufderheide to Speak about Fair Use

Copyright Office Reviews Fees, Requests Comments

Director of U.S. Copyright Office Announces Priorities, Special Projects for Next Two Years

Copyright Office Celebrates World Intellectual Property Day

Copyright Office Publishes Specialty Station List

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• Music Business Articles - We thank Song Matchmakers Network for a new article this month, an interview with music producer Tony Brown. Find their previous music supervisor articles here. 
• Mark Your Calendars! - The June  Los Angeles AIMP meeting promises to be a most exciting one as we are joined by renowned record producer Ken Caillat. Ken will join us to discuss his life and times and the 35th Anniversary of Fleetwood Mac’s Grammy-award winning album “Rumours”, which Ken produced. This promises to be a very engaging lunch and there may even be a surprise guest appearance. Come join us for a most memorable luncheon!
• New Featured Member - Our new featured member is former 2-time President of the AIMP and founder of Artists First Music, Richard Feldman.  Richard has a fascinating career history that spans Music, Business and Technology. Want to learn more about Richard? Click here (and scroll down). 
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