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SESAC

SESAC: Call To Arms For Creative Community

AIMP Establishes Nashville Chapter

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Plans Expansion

SESAC Finalizes Deal With Spotify

ASCAP

ASCAP Brings Together Sundance Film Composers and Filmmakers at Special Reception in Park City, Utah

The ASCAP Daily Brief for Friday, February 3

The ASCAP Daily Brief for Thursday, February 2

SXSW To Show Sneak Preview of Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, a New Documentary about Legendary ASCAP Band

2012 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards Recipients Announced

BMI

News: Global Leaders Meet in Cannes for midem 2012

Events: International Blues Challenge - Memphis

News: Remembering Jean Banks: 1934-2012

Video: : Barrish, McIntosh, Zobel, Lewy, Griffin and Bacon on “Advice” at the BMI Sundance Roundtable

Events: International Blues Challenge - Memphis

Digital Music News

Sports Illustrated Is Now Featuring Indie Bands In Its Swimsuit Issue...

Remember Rock Band? It Just Cost Viacom Another $383 Million In Losses...

What Else? Tunecore, iTunes, MegaUpload, Rhapsody, Kiss, Ticketfly...

Angry Birds CEO: If Piracy Is Too High, It's Probably Your Own Damn Fault...

Ditto Music Is Now Offering Free, Emergency Accounts to Tunecore Artists...

Billboard Biz

Super Bowl Synch Report: 8 Placements Each for EMI, Warner/Chappell; Budweiser Prepping 4

Dance Music's Most Influential Executives

Drake Sued Over 'Marvin's Room' by Purported Ex-Girlfriend

Publishing Briefs: UMPG's Andrew Jenkins Named ICMP Chair; Imagem, Reel Muzik Werks Ink Deals

Sports Illustrated To Highlight Indie Bands in Swimsuit Issue, Music Festival

US Copyright Office

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

• Music Industry Toolbox - The AIMP LA Chapter and The CCC are co-hosting their second annual Industry Expo Wednesday, February 22nd at the Sportsmen's Lodge from 3PM - 8 PM.  The event will feature leaders from the industry providing software and services essential to the music community.  Admission is free but please register here.
• Pan European Licensing Update - Digital music services launching in the EU continue to prefer single societies rather than acquiring digital composition rights through the local society network. A variety of organizations are providing services to music publishers (see the AIMP article on Pan European Licensing here).   STIM's WOI Portal was launched last week during MIDEM. To learn more visit: www.STIM.se.
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