Business As Usual: The Radio Music License Committee and NAB are hailing the Department Of Justice's conclusion that no modifications are warranted to consent decrees regulating ASCAP and BMI with respect to songwriter royalties. Primarily at issue was fractional licensing in cases of jointly owned works versus full or "100%" licensing, which has been the status quo. "We are pleased that the foundations of that relationship are likely to remain in place and that radio broadcasters will not face the severe disruption to their business that would have been brought about by the changes sought by music industry interests," says RMLC Chairman Ed Christian. Adds NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith, "This expected decision maintains the fundamental antitrust safeguards for the licensing of musical works – to the benefit of copyright owners, users, and consumers – and does not jeopardize the longstanding and successful relationship that broadcasters have had with ASCAP, BMI, and the copyright owners they represent." Read NAB's full statement here.