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Article: BMI Expands its Washington Presence on Behalf of Music Writers and Publishers.
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- PR Newswire
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- April 5, 2005
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NEW YORK, April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the American performing rights organization that represents more than 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers, announced today that it has retained Washington, D.C. consultant Janet Staihar to raise its presence in the nation's capital.
BMI is committed to the protection of its songwriters and publishers' musical copyrights, which are increasingly threatened by rapid technological advances that enable unauthorized internet transmissions.
Fred Cannon, BMI's senior vice president for government relations, said that Staihar's efforts will result in BMI being involved in more ...