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I hope it will set a durable framework for
fair compensation for songwriters, for performers,

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while providing reasonable access to recordings,
both for the listening public and for libraries

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and other public-serving institutions.

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I hope it will stand the test of time because
Congress doesn’t legislate around challenging

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IP issues very often, so we very well may
live with this for several decades.

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The Music Modernization Act treats various
sectors of the music industry, or creative

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artists and songwriters and others in a much
more fair way in terms of sharing the rewards

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for the creativity that takes place in that
industry.

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And, I think it’s going to also help make
it easier for people who create great music

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to get to more consumers, which, after all,
has got to be the objective of anybody who

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loves the work and loves the music that they
create.

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There’s been a patchwork of laws over the
last several years and none of them have really

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kept up with the technology.

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And this is an effort to bring the law up
with the way music is heard by people today.