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Article by Tim Ingham for Music Business Worldwide
Private US-based licensing organization SESAC has reached a new deal with the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC), which the PRO claims will result in substantially larger rates for its clients that ASCAP’s equivalent agreement.

The RMLC represents more than 10,000 commercial radio stations in the US market, and has been in arbitration with SESAC over royalties since 2015.
That process now has a definitive result: three independent arbitrators have determined the rate SESAC can charge terrestrial radio stations represented by the RMLC for the period between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2018.

The announcement, which brings SESAC’s rate down from its pre-arbitration setting, represents the first time an independent panel has set the value of rates paid by US radio stations to performance rights organizations representing songwriters.

SESAC could set a helpful precedent for competitors such as BMI and Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights, which are both involved in ongoing disputes with the RMLC over rates.

John Josephson, chairman and CEO of SESAC Holdings, Inc. shared in a statement: “While we believe that the value of our music substantially exceeds the amount of the award and the nature of the arbitration process made it inevitable that we would see a reduction in our fees for terrestrial radio, the panel’s decision is a resounding affirmation of the fact that ASCAP rates in radio do not reflect fair market value.We are pleased to create a benchmark that we hope will benefit all songwriters and publishers. Songwriters are amongst the most heavily regulated small business people in the United States, and this agreement marks an important step in SESAC’s ongoing effort to assure that they receive fair compensation for their works.”

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