[Great news for one of the good guys.]

Native New Yorker and Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs of Digital at Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Michael Abitbol, has more in common with Canadians than one might think.

First, he’s an avid ice hockey fan who has visited many hockey-related destinations in Canada. Second, he’s armed with a track record of fighting for the rights of songwriters and publishers like his industry colleagues across the border.

Abitbol was recently appointed to CMRRA’s Canadian Publishers Committee (CPC), established to oversee and advance the interests of CMRRA’s publisher clients in Canada.

Read the post on CMRRA (Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency)