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# Today’s Congressional Music Licensing Hearing Could Get Interesting [WATCH]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/todays-congressional-music-licensing-hearing-could-get-interesting-watch/
- Published: 2014-06-25T09:04:20.000Z
- Updated: 2014-06-25T09:04:20.000Z
- Description: Watch the live video stream today starting today at 10AM ET here. Most Congressional hearings are like watching paint dry, and the recent US House Judiciary Committee hearing on music licensing. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/06/todays-congressional-music-licensing-hearing-co
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Songwriting & Music Publishing, Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:38

[![Van Arman](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201a511d4a71e970c-100wi "Van Arman")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201a511d4a71e970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

**Watch the live video stream today starting today at 10AM ET [here](http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/live-video-feed?ref=hypebot.com).*

Most Congressional hearings are like watching paint dry, and [the recent](https://www.hypebot.com/same-voices-to-sing-same-old-songs-at-congressional-music-licensing-hearings/) US House Judiciary Committee hearing on music licensing was no exception. Predictable industry players advocated for predictable positions. Today's hearings, which will be streamed live starting at 10AM Eastern, could be more interesting.

[![image from upload.wikimedia.org](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201a73ddff96e970d-100wi "image from upload.wikimedia.org")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201a73ddff96e970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

Alongside the usual executives from the RIAA, the National Association of Broadcasters and other old-school trade groups, will come testimony from SoundExchange CEO Michael Huppe, an outspoken critic of the current system and the smart and often blunt singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash.

Most interesting could be [Darius Van Arman](http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings?Id=F7CAE46F-263F-4912-AE53-787FF242472B&Statement%5Fid=C77A9795-6BB6-4D0F-8107-17F363C99550&ref=hypebot.com) (pictured above), the Co-Founder of the Secretly Canadian indie music label group who is testifying on behalf of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM).

"The market concentration issues that our industry is facing right now are a product of a basic, systemic problem," [Van Arman wrote](http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/6128808/we-want-to-compete-says-secretlys-van-arman-ahead-of?utm%5Fsource=twitter) in a recent Billboard op-ed. The current copyright system provides incentives for the wrong behavior (such as maximizing breakage). Large publicly traded companies, whose only fealty is to making profits for its shareholders in the short-term, are acting rationally when they take advantage of whatever inefficiencies exist in the marketplace.

*Watch the live video stream today [here](http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/live-video-feed?ref=hypebot.com).*

Witnesses & PDFs of their advance testimony:
- [Ms. Rosanne Cash](http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings?Id=F7CAE46F-263F-4912-AE53-787FF242472B&Statement%5Fid=71E0FED2-8308-406E-989F-BC743EABBB51&ref=hypebot.com)Singer, Songwriter, Author and PerformerOn Behalf of the Americana Music Association (AMA)[062514 Music License Pt 2 Testimony AMA.pdf](http://judiciary.house.gov/?a=Files.Serve&File%5Fid=CEC6453E-831F-4284-9AE8-D5D4B3C3F9C1&ref=hypebot.com) (82.2 KBs)
- [Mr. Cary Sherman](http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings?Id=F7CAE46F-263F-4912-AE53-787FF242472B&Statement%5Fid=8AB4B9A4-9A6C-40D1-B238-5408AE2FC1A4&ref=hypebot.com)Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA)[062514 Music License Pt 2 Testimony RIAA.pdf](http://judiciary.house.gov/?a=Files.Serve&File%5Fid=08D37096-DBCE-4283-AFCB-D79805645EA1&ref=hypebot.com) (354.2 KBs)
- [Mr. Charles M. Warfield Jr.](http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings?Id=F7CAE46F-263F-4912-AE53-787FF242472B&Statement%5Fid=5C0F8155-6DA6-4648-9C7A-B740833D8D49&ref=hypebot.com)Senior Advisor, YMF Media, LLCOn Behalf of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)[062514 Music License Pt 2 Testimony NAB.pdf](http://judiciary.house.gov/?a=Files.Serve&File%5Fid=D1F414C8-3E5B-4A4C-8D8F-3E5C3597851C&ref=hypebot.com) (43.8 KBs)
- [Mr. Darius Van Arman](http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings?Id=F7CAE46F-263F-4912-AE53-787FF242472B&Statement%5Fid=C77A9795-6BB6-4D0F-8107-17F363C99550&ref=hypebot.com)Co-Founder, Secretly GroupOn Behalf of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM)[062514 Music License Pt 2 Testimony A2IM.pdf](http://judiciary.house.gov/?a=Files.Serve&File%5Fid=F6F6CD17-FE27-4A67-8D7E-C7C6B92F0C09&ref=hypebot.com) (333.5 KBs)
- [Mr. Ed Christian](http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings?Id=F7CAE46F-263F-4912-AE53-787FF242472B&Statement%5Fid=A7F6322E-9E4F-457A-A2A8-C06F9E3B159A&ref=hypebot.com)ChairmanRadio Music License Committee Inc. (RMLC)[062514 Music License Pt 2 Testimony RMLC.pdf](http://judiciary.house.gov/?a=Files.Serve&File%5Fid=BB8A9A9D-7AAE-4B3F-9B5E-6CD7A61145CF&ref=hypebot.com) (431.0 KBs)
- [Mr. Paul Williams](http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings?Id=F7CAE46F-263F-4912-AE53-787FF242472B&Statement%5Fid=0C0F1741-C30D-4992-B068-16C08524A375&ref=hypebot.com)President and Chairman of the BoardAmerican Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)[062514 Music License Pt 2 Testimony ASCAP.pdf](http://judiciary.house.gov/?a=Files.Serve&File%5Fid=5B77D14C-1EA5-491A-A508-5167E5D3D95C&ref=hypebot.com) (151.1 KBs)
- [Mr. Chris Harrison](http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings?Id=F7CAE46F-263F-4912-AE53-787FF242472B&Statement%5Fid=7563D3C3-5B74-49E4-A4F2-2DD924AB919F&ref=hypebot.com)Vice President, Business AffairsPandora Media Inc.[062514 Music License Pt 2 Testimony Pandora.pdf](http://judiciary.house.gov/?a=Files.Serve&File%5Fid=D846AC2E-4564-4406-89DA-9CFA68C8A1F5&ref=hypebot.com) (592.0 KBs)
- [Mr. Michael Huppe](http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings?Id=F7CAE46F-263F-4912-AE53-787FF242472B&Statement%5Fid=ED744D44-D978-45DB-BD62-FFD41E959846&ref=hypebot.com)President and Chief Executive OfficerSoundExchange Inc.[062514 Music License Pt 2 Testimony SX.PDF](http://judiciary.house.gov/?a=Files.Serve&File%5Fid=ADAFC833-D47A-4112-BDF4-CEBF20E06936&ref=hypebot.com) (609.0 KBs)
- [Mr. David J. Frear](http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings?Id=F7CAE46F-263F-4912-AE53-787FF242472B&Statement%5Fid=CEBCD7DD-F6F4-4378-A9DD-234135220508&ref=hypebot.com)Chief Financial OfficerSirius XM Holdings Inc.[062514 Music License Pt 2 Testimony Sirius XM.pdf](http://judiciary.house.gov/?a=Files.Serve&File%5Fid=C58CEF01-1740-4551-8906-E80B59287AC9&ref=hypebot.com) (254.2 KBs)

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