He praised experimental projects that license music to such services and offer people legal access to music through paid subscriptions, but said more options need to be available. Entertainment conglomerates need to move more quickly to respond to demand, he said. They are beginning to do so, at least in experimental ways. Hatch has been at the center of major legislative reform of copyright laws over the past decade, including the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which updated copyright protections for digital content. He said that he thought the law would spur digital-music distribution, but that he is still waiting.
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