Home Industry News Senate Chairman Tells DOJ: We’re Watching You On ASCAP-BMI Consent Decrees
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has a message for the Department of Justice as it reviews the consent decrees that govern how radio stations and others license music from ASCAP and BMI: we’re watching you. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said the Judiciary Committee has “great interest” in whether the DOJ takes steps to modify or terminate the decrees, particularly the potential impact on the music marketplace and whether a legislative response is needed in order to “maintain market stability.”