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# Texas Governor Greg Abbott Urges U.S. DOJ To Reconsider Changes To PRO Licensing Model
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/texas-governor-greg-abbott-urges-us-doj-to-reconsider-changes-to-pro-licensing-model/
- Published: 2016-08-31T09:55:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-08-31T09:55:00.000Z
- Description: With so many unhappy with the Department of Justice's recent alteration to the Performing Rights Organization licensing model, Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently sent a letter to Attorney General Lynch urging. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/08/texas-governor-greg-abbott-urge
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Think Tank, Songwriting & Music Publishing, American Society of Composers, Attorney general, Authors and Publishers, Bill Clinton, Broadcast Music, Clinton Foundation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Hillary Clinton, Inc., Performance rights organisation, United States Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![1](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2177e8c970c-150wi "1")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2177e8c970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)With so many unhappy with the **Department of Justice**'s recent **alteration** to the **Performing Rights Organization licensing model**, Texas Governor **Greg Abbott** recently sent a letter to **Attorney General Lynch** urging **reconsideration** of the decision.

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In this recent post on [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com) from the **Texas Music Office**, we look at a letter recently sent to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, requesting that the Department of Justice change their recent decision for the benefit of musicians everywhere.

*"The proposed change would:*

*\-Discourage songwriters from collaborating with artists under different PROs*

*\-Force PROs to build new accounting tools, disrupting partnerships throughout the music industry*

*\-Increase administrative costs for PROs and music artists"*

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