The DOJ deals a devastating blow to professional songwriters

"Last week, however, under Assistant Attorney General Renata Hesse (a former Wilson Sonsini attorney -- Google’s law firm), the DOJ announced that, going forward, it intends to interpret the Consent Decrees to require ASCAP and BMI to only issue licenses for songs they control 100%, up-ending decades of custom and practice." By Savan Kotecha. (July 20, 2016)
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/288337-the-doj-deals-a-devastating-blow-to-professional?source=Snapzu