Top music industry leaders joined lawmakers on Capitol Hill to back a federal bill that would limit the use of rap lyrics by federal prosecutors in criminal proceedings.
April 27, 2023, 8:24 PMKevin Liles, CEO of 300 Entertainment, speaks at a press conference on the re-introduction of Restoring Artistic Protection Act in Washington, D.C., on April 27th, 2023.Top music industry leaders joined lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday to back a federal bill that would limit the use of rap lyrics by federal prosecutors in criminal proceedings.which was co-sponsored by Reps.
Kevin Liles, CEO of 300 Entertainment, speaks at a press conference on the re-introduction of Restoring Artistic Protection Act in Washington, D.C., on April 27th, 2023."to limit the admissibility of ... a defendant's creative or artistic expression" in a criminal proceeding, according to the text of the bill.
Supporters of the RAP Act include the Recording Academy, the Recording Industry Association of America, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, Warner Records, Atlantic Records, Warner Music Group, the Black Music Action Coalition and The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, whose president, actress Fran Drescher, also spoke at the press conference.
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