The Music Modernization Act: Extending Copyright Protection to Pre-1972 Sound Recordings.

The article focuses on the inclusion of the pre-1972 sound recordings to the copyright protection under the Music Modernization Act (MMA) in the U.S. It offers brief overview of the provisions of the regulation, which focused updates of the process of how songwriters and performers are paid for their works through online digital music services. It also explains how pre-1972 music recorders were protected under the regulation.