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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-week-in-music-commentary-3-17/
- Published: 2017-07-30T10:35:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-07-30T10:35:00.000Z
- Description: Some commentary from inside the industry this week covered the issue of transparency in the music licensing and ownership act, as well as different reactions to the new 'CLASSICS' act,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/07/this-week-in-music-commentary-3-17.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, music industry, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, Tech Stories, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09aae429970d-100wi](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d29a96db970c-100wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09aae429970d-100wi")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d29a96db970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Some commentary from inside the industry this week covered the issue of transparency in the music licensing and ownership act, as well as different reactions to the new 'CLASSICS' act, introduced to theoretically protect pre-1972 recordings.
- [SoundExchange's Michael Huppe Weighs In New 'CLASSICS' Act To Protect Pre-1972 Copyrights](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/07/soundexchanges-michael-huppe-weighs-in-new-classics-act-to-protect-pre-1972-copyrights-.html)
- [Transparency In The Music Licensing And Ownership Act – Doomsday Book Meets Unicorn \[Chris Castle\]](https://www.hypebot.com/doomsday-book-meets-unicorn-in-the-transparency-in-music-licensing-and-ownership-act/)
- [How Congress Can Right Wrong For Music Released Pre-1972](https://www.hypebot.com/how-congress-can-right-wrong-for-music-released-pre-1972-1/)
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