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Associations Join Appeal in Music Licensing Case

Associations Now

In March, New York District Court Judge Louis Stanton ruled in favor of a proposal by Broadcast Music, Inc. BMI), a music rights organization, to increase live music royalty rates by 138 percent by using benchmark rates set by two performing rights organizations: SESAC and GMR.

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Eric Lanke: Dear Older Generation: It's Not Just Your America

Eric Lanke

Dear Older Generation: Its Not Just Your America. But, dammit, America is no longer the America I grew up with. That America, "my America," no longer exists.and we need to get it back! This is the America whose economic future is still held hostage by the politics of your generation, right? Leadership.

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Boy Scouts of America to Vote on Lifting Gay Ban

Associations Now

The Boy Scouts of America will vote on lifting its ban on gay Scouts—but not gay Scout leaders—at its annual meeting in May. The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced Friday that it was proposing to lift the organization’s ban on gay Scouts but would continue to prohibit gay Scout leaders.

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Pharmaceutical Firms Tackle Proposed FDA Social Media Guidelines

Associations Now

Trade groups and drug giants alike have raised significant concerns about proposed social media compliance guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration. The post Pharmaceutical Firms Tackle Proposed FDA Social Media Guidelines appeared first on Associations Now.' Try working for the drug industry.

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What would our Founding Father’s think of us now?

Association Leaders

Associations (groups of people or companies with similar interests, similar professions or similar industries) are part of the backbone of America. I wonder if the government realizes that these same educational events result in product innovation that keeps America on the cutting edge of technology. Together, your voice is too strong.

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Association Brain Food: 4.12.24

Reid All About it

Host: Ewald Consulting Speakers: Anna Eaton, marketing specialist, Marine Retailers Association of the Americas Rick Harris, senior executive, The Association of Proposal Management Professionals Wed 4/17 at 12 p.m. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Proposed Copyright Curriculum Leaves Educators, Activists Conflicted

Associations Now

The post Proposed Copyright Curriculum Leaves Educators, Activists Conflicted appeared first on Associations Now.' The Times , in an editorial this week , suggested that the program’s focus is too narrow and its subject matter too complex for the elementary school classroom.