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News from the Goolag Since 2006 ~ A survival guide to the creative apocalypse: We follow issues and opinion important to professional creators. Data is the new exposure.

Month: May 2022

Written by Chris CastleMay 30, 2022June 6, 2022

Save the date: A2IM Indie Week Panel on the Impact on Indie Labels of Unfreezing Mechanicals

I’m speaking at Indie Week on the impact on indie labels of the CRB raising the statutory mechanical rate.

Written by Chris CastleMay 27, 2022May 30, 2022

#StopCRBAbuse: Can Songwriters stop Big Tech from demanding your contracts and royalty earnings be handed over to them in Copyright Royalty Board?

If you’re not closely following the shenanigans at the Copyright Royalty Board, you may not be aware that your publishers are being retired to hand over your once-private royalty statements and contract to the legion of Big Tech lawyers. How can we stop them?

Written by Editor CharlieMay 20, 2022

Series 3 of the @ArtistRights Watch Podcast is here! Nik Patel, @DavidCLowery, @MusicTechPolicy and @KCEsq Discuss The Future of Frozen Mechanicals — Artist Rights Watch

Kevin Casini, Chris Castle, David Lowery, Nik Patel talk about the Copyright Royalty Board’s rejection of the insider deal, new rate proposals and the way forward.

Written by Chris CastleMay 19, 2022May 19, 2022

What are DSPs hiding from royalty audits?

DSPs going out of their way to use CRB to take advantage of the “protections” from royalty audits they wrote into the Music Modernization Act over the heads of the lobbyists.

Written by Chris CastleMay 17, 2022May 17, 2022

Google’s Shameful Bullying Tactics on Display Again in Copyright Royalty Board

Google is getting millions of pages of songwriter royalty statements to “test” whether songwriters have been screwed by Big Tech. Who wants to bet they never read a word of it?

Written by Chris CastleMay 8, 2022May 8, 2022

More Bizarre Goings On At the Copyright Royalty Board, this time with additional Google, fava beans and a fine Chianti

Google lawyers dining out on songwriter misery yet again.

Written by Chris CastleMay 7, 2022

BMG STATEMENT ON PROPOSED SETTLEMENT ON US MECHANICAL ROYALTY RATES

BMG’s statement highlights just how disillusioned at least one NMPA board member is with the organization.

Written by Chris CastleMay 5, 2022May 5, 2022

A new proposal for songwriters in the Imperial City

The real heroes and villains in the frozen mechanicals debacle.

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