Copyright term, film labeling, and film preservation legislation : hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on H.R. 989, H.R. 1248, and H.R. 1734 ... June 1 and July 13, 1995 (1996)

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78 Prepared Statement of Edward P. Murphy, President and CEO, National Music Publishers' Association, Inc. Good morning Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee. I am Edward P. Murphy, president and chief executive officer of the National Music Publishers' Association, Inc. ("NMPA"). I am pleased to appear before you today to provide the American music publishing community's views on H.R. 989, the "Copyright Term Extension Act of 1995." NMPA represents more than 600 music publishers, and NMPA's subsidiary, The Harry Fox Agency, Inc., serves as licensing agent for more than 13,000 music publishers, located in California, Tennessee, New York and throughout the United States. Music publishers, generally speaking, are holders of copyright in musical works. The publishers' role is to nurture the creativity of songwriters and composers through artistic, professional, and economic support. Following the creation of a musical work, the publisher functions as its promoter, seeking recordings, performances and other modes of distribution. The publisher is the business side of a partnership with the music creator. He or she administers the copyright in the work and takes steps to protect it