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.
WIPO for Creators Welcomes Universal Music Group as First Corporate Sponsor
Universal steps up as WIPO’s first corporate sponsor for the “WIPO for Creators” program.
Two Is the Loneliest Number: Why are songwriters punished for 1909?
Why are we still arguing about a 2¢ royalty instead of a new numbering system?
The Creative Survival Index
The “Creative Survival Index” is a work in progress to find an index to measure the economic condition of creators.
Less Than Zero: CRB Should Index Song Rates #irespectmusic
September inflation tells songwriters to demand indexing for mechanicals at the Copyright Royalty Board.
Why Songwriters Should Care About Inflation Protection for Mechanical Licenses
When you look at the inflationary trend in the US economy, freezing mechanicals makes even less sense.
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