National Music Publishers Association
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The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) is the trade association representing American music publishers and their songwriting partners. The NMPA’s mandate is to protect and advance the interests of music publishers and songwriters in matters relating to the domestic and global protection of music copyrights. More than 800 music publishers are members of NMPA and their subsidiaries and affiliates own or administer at least sixty percent of the musical compositions registered for copyright in the United States. The NMPA plays a central role in safeguarding the copyright interests of music publishers in the courts and before Congress.
History=
The NMPA was founded in 1917. The NMPA was a leading voice for music publishers in the enactment of the Copyright Act of 1976
.
In September 2001, the NMPA reached a settlement with Napster
, turning the company into a fee-based service with publishers licensing music to the users.
Along with the Music Publishers' Association
(MPA), the NMPA has been responsible for taking many free guitar tablature
web sites offline.
NMPA is a member of IIPA, a business alliance which amongst others publishes the Special 301, a controversial list of countries that a coalition of copyright
holders feel does not do enough to combat copyright infringement
s.
History=
The NMPA was founded in 1917. The NMPA was a leading voice for music publishers in the enactment of the Copyright Act of 1976
Copyright Act of 1976
The Copyright Act of 1976 is a United States copyright law and remains the primary basis of copyright law in the United States, as amended by several later enacted copyright provisions...
.
In September 2001, the NMPA reached a settlement with Napster
Napster
Napster is an online music store and a Best Buy company. It was originally founded as a pioneering peer-to-peer file sharing Internet service that emphasized sharing audio files that were typically digitally encoded music as MP3 format files...
, turning the company into a fee-based service with publishers licensing music to the users.
Along with the Music Publishers' Association
Music Publishers' Association
The Music Publishers Association of the United States is a music publishing organization based in New York City. Founded in 1895, the MPA is the oldest music trade organization in the United States...
(MPA), the NMPA has been responsible for taking many free guitar tablature
Tablature
Tablature is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering rather than musical pitches....
web sites offline.
NMPA is a member of IIPA, a business alliance which amongst others publishes the Special 301, a controversial list of countries that a coalition of copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
holders feel does not do enough to combat copyright infringement
Copyright infringement
Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.- "Piracy" :...
s.