National Music Publishers Association Founded in 1917, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) is the trade association representing all American music publishers and their songwriting partners. Its mission is to protect, promote, and advance the interests of music’s creators. The NMPA is the voice of both small and large music publishers and is the leading advocate for publishers and their songwriter partners in the nation’s capital and in every area where publishers do business. The goal of NMPA is to protect its members’ property rights on the legislative, litigation, and regulatory fronts. In this vein, the NMPA continues to represent its members in negotiations to shape the future of the music industry by fostering a business environment that furthers both creative and financial success. The NMPA has remained the most active and vocal proponent for the interests of music publishers in the U.S. and throughout the world, a continuing tradition of which the association is very proud. ... Related Articles News Feed Indigenous Art Under Licence: One Solution to the Problem of Theft of Indigenous Cultural Expression and Trade in Fake Indigenous Art (And WIPO is Working on Others) Last fall I wrote about the ongoing problem of trade in fake Indigenous art. This applies to many genres and… Learn More News Feed Creative Commons Open Education Platform: 2022 in Review The Creative Commons Open Education Team is pleased to provide a snapshot of progress made toward opening access and equity… Learn More News Feed Lessons from the two Korean Supreme Court decisions concerning AstraZeneca’s Forxiga Min Son of Hanol IP & Law finds encouragement for developers of new chemical entity drugs after the rulings handed… Learn More