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Jun 12, 2014 BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill with National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences President Neil Portnow at the June 10 Congressional hearing, where both testified on the need to strengthen the rights of creators and ensure fair compensation for the use of their music. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill greets Congressman John Conyers, Jr., of Michigan at the June 10 Congressional hearing on music licensing. Congressman Conyers visited BMI’s New York office last year to speak with executives about the rights of songwriters and publishers. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 BMI songwriter and NSAI President Lee Thomas Miller testifies about his livelihood as a songwriter at the June 10 Congressional hearing on music licensing. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 BMI songwriter and President of the Nashville Songwriters Association (NSAI) Lee Thomas Miller and BMI songwriter Nicolle Galyon stand in support of the Songwriter Equity Act, which was introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Doug Collins in February. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 On Tuesday, June 10, 2014, in Washington, D.C., BMI’s Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Neill testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, along with six other music industry witnesses. The hearing comes as the House Judiciary Committee continues its comprehensive review of copyright laws. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 BMI’s Michael O’Neill (left) caught up with Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA) (right) following the hearing. Congressman Collins introduced the Songwriter Equity Act (H.R. 4079) on February 25, 2014, which would change copyright law to remove evidentiary barriers that are standing in the way of fair royalty payments to songwriters. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 BMI’s Michael O’Neill (right) thanks House Judiciary IP Subcommittee Chairman Howard Coble (R-NC) (left) for hosting the hearing. This is the first of two hearings on music licensing being held this month. View Photo

Jun 10, 2014 L-R Composer Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, BMI Composer Miriam Cutler, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, BMI composers Lolita Ritmanis, Laura Karpman and Penka Kouneva. View Photo

Jun 10, 2014 Blake Neely, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, David Buckley attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

Jun 10, 2014 Mike Knobloch, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, Blake Neely attend the 2014 BMI Film/TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo