Entertainment Law Discussion

Find an article about the Harry Fox Agency (HFA) and their collection of mechanical royalties. Who are their competitors?

What other services does HFA provide?

Is it fair that a songwriter can’t negotiate the rate they are paid for the use of their work when someone is recording a “cover” version?

Find an article about SESAC’s recent purchase of HFA. Did the writer think this was a good purchase or a bad one?

Was the MLC created by the MMA “forced” to hire HFA to get SESAC’s buy-in for the MMA passage? See if you can find any commentary on this issue.