A Comedy of Errors: Spotify Screws Up Again by Locking Out Comedians Who Dare to Talk Back
Spotify’s comedy of errors continues this time with added hubris.
Interview: @TerranyJohnson aka Tee Double on Radio Royalties and the American Music Fairness Act #IRespectMusic
Tee Double joins the panel on December 8 to talk radio royalties and the American Music Fairness Act.
Must See User Centric Explainer by Stevic MacKay of @TwelveFootNinja
Fantastic straight from the heart and blisteringly accurate critique of the “big pool” streaming model.
#FrozenMechanicals Take 2: @sealeinthedeal Finds Some Facts on the NMPA Tax Return and MOU FAQ
[A little context: The public comments on the majors’ proposed settlement at the Copyright Royalty Board that freezes mechanical royalties on vinyl and CDs are again attracting first rate reporting and arguments. Public comments are designed to help the Copyright Royalty Judges focus on important nuances before they tell us all what’s fair. Enter the […]
#FrozenMechanicals Take 2: Comment of Professor @KCEsq to the Copyright Royalty Board
[A little context: As MTP readers will recall, the Copyright Royalty Board is in the middle of two (count ’em, two) simultaneous rate proceedings for the statutory mechanical royalty rates under the reliably absurd Section 115 of the Copyright Act. These two are styled “Phonorecords III” and “Phonorecords IV” respectively. Technically, Phonorecords III was appealed […]
Don’t Forget: CRB Comments Due Monday on Frozen Mechanicals
How to file your comment on frozen mechanicals with the Copyright Royalty Board.
Does the Metaverse Have Rights? Permissionless Innovation Bias and Artificial Intelligence
The metaverse is the greatest assault on human dignity because Silicon Valley makes it so.
@theblakemorgan: American middle-class musicians are worth fighting for #IRespectMusic
[Editor Charlie sez: Our friend and supporter Blake Morgan has an important opinion post on the bi-partisan American Music Fairness Act (AMFA) in The Hill, a long-time and influential DC insider journal. Blake tells the human story of why artists need the AMFA legislation and the #IRespectMusic campaign.] We musicians are used to fighting. For our livelihoods, […]
Do we know much about what share of average salary that consumer spends on streaming?
A 2019 study demonstrates a radical decline from vinyl’s peak to streaming low in the inflation-adjusted percentage of wages that consumers spend on music.
Evidence Mounts for Inflation Indexing for Songwriters
Government song rates must be indexed to inflation.
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