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Author: Ashley King

Date: November 19, 2019

Original Source: Digital Music News

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Department of Justice Scraps Decades-Old ‘Paramount’ Consent Decrees — Is Music Next?

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicated it will ask a court to scrap the decades-old ‘Paramount’ consent decrees. The antitrust decrees are designed to protect movie theaters from studio control.

The consent decrees have been in place for decades and currently have no expiration date. DoJ Antitrust Division head Makan Delrahim confirmed that his department would seek their termination.

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