Timeline

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1640

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First book published in america, music book. The Bay Psalm Book

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1770

Back 2

First native composer william billing gets music published

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1790

Back 3

First U.S congress passes the first copyright law

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1850-1900

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Minstreal shows are widely spread, publisher begin to prosper

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1890

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Player piano, large music firms are established. Most effective song promoters now are the performers in various theaters

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1900

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Pop music publishing becomes big buisness. Most powerful people in music business. The us congress passes historic 1909 copyright act. Publishers get mechanical rights.

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1920

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America society of Composers, Authers and Publisherd (ASCAP) in 1914. Becomes major force of performing rights orginizations (PRO). Talkies begin. Music psynch rights. Harry fox agency starts.

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1930s.

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The great depression hurts music biz. Money from movies helps. National msuic publishers association (nmpa) expands the harry fox agency to including mechanical licensing of copyrights. (Sesac) is formed as a new york based pro

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1940

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War helps music. Lps appear, (NAB) forms Broadcast Music Inc (BMI) in reaction to increasing revenue demands from ASCAP. American gospel becomes ASCAP go to. Solo acts start

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1950s

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Rapid growth of television kills radio. Disc jockeys who play records become new hit makers. BMI suceeds in capturing rep for the majority of copyrights in the rock and country fields. Sesac expands to country

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1960s

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Need publishers for new songs on radio. Print business improves. Harry Fox Agency becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the NMPA.

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1970

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Radio broadcast shorter music below the top 40. Forcing companies to promote air time. Many publishers quit print business and passes it off to lowers. The business does better due to education. Publishers income fro ASCAP and BMI continue to grow.