David Israelite, CEO of the NMPA, tells MBW in our short but to-the-point Q&A below that he expects all major publishers to sign up to his organisation’s settlement. And in an interesting note of caution for Spotify’s rivals, he suggests that should the NMPA not be able to reach similarly friendly settlements with other platforms, its course of action may have to turn more hostile.
Source: Hunt for US streaming publishing settlements won’t stop at Spotify – Music Business Worldwide