Four Nights of Music Rights

The following is from Chris’s presentation at the California Copyright Conference “Legal Eagles” Panel on 9/11/12 in Los Angeles.  Chris covered the new streaming mechanical rates that are expected to soon be in effect.  See complete proposed regulations in the Federal Register.

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2012 Rate

Promotional ClipsIncreased from 30 to 90 seconds
PRO PaymentsActual or estimatedAll rates include PRO payments
Total Content CostApplicable   consideration means anything of value given for the identified   rights to undertake the licensed activity, including, without limitation,   ownership equity, monetary advances, barter or any other monetary and/or   nonmonetary consideration, whether such consideration is conveyed via a   single agreement, multiple agreements and/or agreements that do not   themselves authorize the licensed activity but nevertheless provide consideration   for the identified rights to undertake the licensed activity, and including   any such value given to an…

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