Justice Department to appeal music licensing court loss

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The U.S. Justice Department will ask an appeals court to require music licensing company BMI to change how it collects royalties, the department said in a brief court filing on Friday. The crux of the battle is over what kind of licenses Broadcast Music Inc, or BMI, can issue to digital streaming services, radio and television stations, bars and other music users. BMI is fighting the Justice Department in court over the issue while the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, or ASCAP, presses for legislative change.