Spotify's Bundle Battle: Uncovering the Flaws of the Music Modernization Act and the Struggle for Fair Royalties in the Streaming Era

Authors

• Jessica Jilla, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note argues that Section 115 of the Music Modernization Act (MMA) is fundamentally flawed and fails to protect songwriters and publishers from systemic inefficiencies and exploitation. It contends that the current framework is too rigid to address emerging digital business models, necessitating a hybrid restructuring of the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) and the statutory licensing system to ensure equitable compensation.

Disciplines

Intellectual Property Law | Law

Recommended Citation

Jessica Jilla, Spotify's Bundle Battle: Uncovering the Flaws of the Music Modernization Act and the Struggle for Fair Royalties in the Streaming Era, 44 Cardozo Arts & Ent. L.J. 399 (2026).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoaelj/vol44/iss2/5