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SGA President Rick Carnes. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.
SGA Warns FCC That 'Net Neutrality' Proposal Could
Enshrine Music Piracy and Devastate Songwriters
Warning of potential devastation to music creators, the Songwriters Guild of America (SGA) Thursday filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing its grave concern about a new proposed rule that could result in continued widespread music piracy and further loss of income to songwriters.
The FCC’s rulemaking proceeding deals with the controversial issue of ‘Net Neutrality’ and the Commission’s proposed rule would codify six principles in an attempt to, “preserve the free and open Internet.” In its comments, the SGA stated that while it shares the Commission’s overall goal, it strongly objects to the proposed fifth, ‘nondiscrimination’ principle. That proposal states that, subject to reasonable network management, a provider of broadband Internet access service would be required to treat lawful content applications and services in a nondiscriminatory manner.
“While the nondiscrimination principle seems harmless on its surface, we believe it will seriously impact songwriters and copyright owners, and we’re asking the FCC to revise or delete it,” said Rick Carnes, president of the SGA
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SGA Testifies Before NYC Council
Against Support for Net Neutrality Rules
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two top
American songwriters joined the President of the Songwriters
Guild of America (SGA) in testifying recently before
the New York City Council against a resolution that
would express support for the concept of “Net Neutrality”
without addressing the issue of rampant Internet music
piracy.
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Concessions Secured,
the SGA Withdraws Its
Opposition to the Google Book Settlement
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SGA and Sound Healthcare©Partner to Offer Members Health and Insurance Opportunities
The
SGA has partnered with Sound Healthcare to offer a host
of insurance options to its members. Read about this
new offering and request more information here.
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