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Mar 11, 2015 BMI’s Mike O’Neill speaks with Utah Senator Mike Lee View Photo

Mar 11, 2015 Alicia Smith of Smith-Free Group, BMI’s Mike O’Neill and Ann Sweeney with BMI songwriter Lee Thomas Miller. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 Michael O’Neill (right) greets BMI songwriter Lee Thomas Miller (left) after the music licensing hearing. O’Neill’s testimony proposed changes intended to modernize BMI’s consent decree to create a level playing field for BMI’s affiliated songwriters, composers and publishers. Miller testified on behalf of the Nashville Songwriters Association International. View Photo

Jun 12, 2014 BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill proposes changes intended to modernize BMI's consent decree at the June 10 Congressional hearing on music licensing. View Photo

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