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SUMMARY:January 11\, 2024 - Legislative Updates with Bart Herbison
DESCRIPTION:GUEST SPEAKER:  Bart Herbison  \nA Paris\, Tennessee native\, Bart Herbison spent 14 years in commercial radio\, worked as a reporter and as a correspondent for The Nashville Banner newspaper before joining the administration of former Tennessee Governor Ned McWherter as Deputy Director of Communications in 1987. Herbison joined the staff of U.S. Rep. Bob Clement (D-Nashville) in 1988 where he served as the Tennessee Congressman’s Press Secretary\, Campaign Manager and Chief Tennessee Administrative Officer before leaving Capitol Hill for Music Row in 1997. \nHerbison is Executive Director of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI)\, the world’s largest not-for-profit songwriters trade organization and advocacy group dedicated to the songwriting profession. Established in 1967\, NSAI’s membership of nearly 5\,000 spans the United States and other countries. With nearly one hundred chapters\, the association serves aspiring and professional songwriters in all genres of music. They also own The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville\, Tennessee. \nUnder Herbison’s leadership NSAI gained prominence in the national legislative arena. Accomplishments include: \n\nAdoption of the “Music Modernization Act” in 2018\, the most important copyright law reform for songwriters in decades.\nCreation of the Mechanical Licensing Collective of which he is a board member.\nLed NSAI’s involvement in the 2016 Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) trial that led to a historic 44% mechanical royalty increase for American songwriters and the subsequent CRB IV.\nPassage of the landmark “Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act” in 2006.\nCreation of the first-ever Group Copyright Infringement Insurance for songwriters and music publishers in a partnership with Frost Specialty Inc.\nAcquisition of the world-famous “Bluebird Café” in 2008.\nPurchase of the “Music Mill” studios as NSAI headquarters in 2005.\n\nIn 2018 Herbison received two prestigious national honors for his songwriter advocacy work — the “Industry Legacy Award” from the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) and the “IP Champion’s Award” from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Mechanical Licensing Collective. In 2020 he was honored by the Assn. of Independent Music Publishers for his advocacy work and in 2021 received the “Arnold Broido Award” for Copyright Advocacy from the Music Publishers Assn. in 2023 Bart and Bluebird Café General Manager Erika Wollam Nichols received the “Bob Kingsley Living Legend Award” to benefit the Grand Ole Opry Trust fund. \nAppearing in his first movie role\, Herbison portrayed himself in the 2017 film “Wheeler” starring Stephen Dorff.  He is featured in the documentary “The Last Songwriter” released in 2018 and the documentary “It All Begins With a Song” where he served as Assistant Executive Producer Herbison hosts the weekly video/print interview series “Story Behind the Song” appearing in The Tennessean and other Gannett newspapers. \nSociety members must be in good standing and registered prior to the meeting in order to attend.  Contact  copyrightsocietyofthesouth@gmail.com if you have not received your invitation via email.
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