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# Confused By Department Of Justice ASCAP, BMI Consent Decree? Check Out This Infographic
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/confused-by-department-of-justice-ascap-bmi-consent-decree-check-out-this-infographic/
- Published: 2016-08-05T19:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-08-05T19:00:00.000Z
- Description: Now that the DoJ consent decree is official, we thought we'd republish this infographic that offers a visual explanation of how the decision is likely to impact musicians, publishers and. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/08/confused-by-department-of-justice-ascap-bmi-consent-de
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Songwriting & Music Publishing, Streaming, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Hypebot, Inc., music industry, Music licensing, Music publisher (popular music), Never Miss a Beat, Performance rights organisation, publishing, United States Department of Justice, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![2](https://a2.typepad.com/6a01b7c7aa2d2b970b01b7c882b77a970b-150wi "2")](http://a2.typepad.com/6a01b7c7aa2d2b970b01b7c882b77a970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Now that the **[DoJ consent decree](https://www.hypebot.com/department-of-justice-issues-feared-official-ruling-requiring-100-full-works-licensing/) is official**, we thought we'd republish this **infographic** that offers a visual explanation of **how the decision is likely to impact musicians, publishers** and the music industry.

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In this recent infographic posted on [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com), **Brian Penick** outlines in visual detail how the recent consent decree will impact the music publishing industry

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[![Soundstr_Consent_Decree_Infographic](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09264457970d-500wi "Soundstr_Consent_Decree_Infographic")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09264457970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

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