California Passes AB5, Handing a Major Defeat to the RIAA, A2IM, and Music Artists Coalition

Earlier today (September 18th), California governor Gavin Newsom signed AB5 into law. The purpose of AB5 is to give benefit and wage protections to those who work for both rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft and other crowdsourcing companies. One big downside, however: the law could also "gut the music industry" in the state. […] The post California Passes AB5, Handing a Major Defeat to the RIAA, A2IM, and Music Artists Coalition appeared first on Digital Music News.