Bill would help independent musicians get fair deals from big music sites and AI.
Independent musicians often struggle to get fair deals from big online music platforms. This bill would let these musicians team up to negotiate licensing terms or refuse to license their music. They would not face antitrust lawsuits for doing so. This aims to give them more power against platforms making over $100 million a year from music and companies developing generative artificial intelligence.
Today, independent musicians cannot team up to negotiate licensing terms with large online music platforms or generative AI companies without risking antitrust lawsuits. This leaves them with little power to get fair deals. If this bill passes, independent musicians earning less than $1,000,000 a year would be able to collectively negotiate licensing terms or refuse to license their music to platforms making over $100 million a year from music, and to generative AI companies. They would do this without facing antitrust lawsuits.
HR 8994 · 119th Congress · May 21, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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