Any new laws will benefit the lawyers more than the artists. Almost any spin could be litigated. Imagine neighorhood bar bands having to manuver through the maze of different licening entities. Even the copyright owners of Happy Birthday wanted royalties from family birthday parties. Many artists who wrote the songs, no longer own the rights. In those cases the publishing houses and legal firms will be getting enriched.
I can see this limiting exposure to artists catalogues. Listen to your “Classic Rock” station. The same 400 tracks and very little from the 60’s and 70’s. It’ll be even more restrictive.
Good points, but it looks like two separate issues are getting blurred here. Royalties and ownership of music content are governed by copyright law. Anti-trust laws are aimed at protecting the consumer, not the artist or the record label.