A group of about 50 local songwriters gathered Saturday with U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Brentwood,TN) to discuss how to wrest back control of their work from those who illegally download music. "The Constitution protects against piracy," Blackburn said.
"It was piracy of the high seas," which is addressed in the Constitution. "Now it's piracy of the high waves," Blackburn said to the crowd assembled at the Music Row headquarters of SESAC, one of three organizations in the U.S. that collect royalty payments on behalf of songwriters and composers.
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