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The New Music Modernization Act Has a Major Fix: Older Recordings Will Belong to the Public, Orphan Recordings Will Be Heard Again The Senate passed a new version of the Music Modernization Act (MMA) as an amendment to another bill this week, a marked improvement over the version passed by the House of Representatives earlier in the year. This version contains a new compromise amendment that could preserve early sound recordings and increase public access to them. Until recently, the MMA (formerly known as the CLASSICS Act) was looking like the major record labels’ latest grab for perpetual control over twentieth-century culture . The House of Representatives passed a bill that would have given the major labels—the copyright holders for most recorded music before 1972—broad new rights in those recordings, ones lasting all the way until 2067. Copyright in these pre-1972 recordings, already set to last far longer than even the grossly extended copyright terms that apply to other ...

Archer Daniels Midland Company is one of the largest agricultural processors in the world producing food ingredients, animal feed ingredients, renewable fuels and naturally derived alternatives to industrial chemicals. Founded in 1902, ADM operates more than 250 processing and manufacturing facilities across the United States and worldwide. In 1971 ADM acquired Corn Sweeteners, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and in 1981 the Cedar Rapids facility was expanded to produce ethanol. Slipstream measurement not enough Managing pH in high-temperature chemical applications is critical for consistent product quality, efficient process reaction, and compliance in environmental regulations. But because accurate measurement requires immersing pH sensors in hot, strongly acidic substances for extended time periods, companies have traditionally had to replace them every few days. ADM Cedar Rapids, needed a pH sensor that they can use for months without replacing, thus significantly reducing equipment a...

Lightning storms, fires, and overloaded electrical grids often result in power outages . Such unanticipated blackouts can pose a serious threat to building occupants and property. According to the United States Fire Administration (USFA) , from 2014 to 2016, an estimated 100,300 nonresidential building fires were reported each year which caused an average of 90 deaths; 1,350 injuries; and $2.4 billion in property losses per year (US only data). As such, governments across the globe mandate safety regulations that require the installation of emergency lighting and smoke extraction systems in all public buildings and facilities. These systems are often placed along corridors, indicating a clear pathway for evacuation, at stairwells and at exit points. These safety systems, when properly functioning, save lives and minimize panic and chaos when facilities need to be quickly evacuated. Whenever any new public facility (shop, store, factory, warehouse, etc.) is built, government-sanction...