SAG-AFTRA Releases Statement on 'Copyrights and the Music Marketplace' Report

SAG-AFTRA today issued the following statement regarding the United States Copyright Office's new report "Copyrights and the Music Marketplace," which calls for broad reform of music licensing to provide fair pay for music creators:

"SAG-AFTRA commends the U.S. Copyright Office for conducting its study of music licensing, particularly for endorsing the need for an AM/FM performance right for sound recordings. While their many detailed proposals will require further review, the Copyright Office's call for broad reform to make music licensing work better for everyone is a promising sign indeed for the recording artist members of SAG-AFTRA."

SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other media professionals. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. With national offices in Los Angeles and New York and local offices nationwide, SAG-AFTRA members work together to secure the strongest protections for media artists into the 21st century and beyond. Visit SAG-AFTRA online at SAGAFTRA.org.