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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.

Author: Chris Castle

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.

Written by Chris CastleApril 25, 2022

@GovAbbott’s @TXMusicOffice Releases Report of Texas Task Force on Concert Safety and Event Production Guide

The Texas Music Office report on concert safety is required reading for anyone in the concert business on either side of the stage.

Written by Chris CastleApril 24, 2022

The Central Bank Dilemma and Songwriter Cost of Living Increases

A deeper dive on the connection between quantitative easing, inflation, indexing and frozen mechanicals.

Written by Chris CastleApril 17, 2022

Please take Our Physical and Download Mechanical Royalty Rates Survey and Help Decide the New Rates!

A questionnaire from songwriter groups will help decide what the new mechanical rates should be.

Written by Chris CastleApril 15, 2022

Is Universal coming to the party on unfrozen mechanicals?

My oh, my. The rumor is that Universal will propose a 12¢ unfrozen rate on vinyl and CDs and 10¢ on downloads.

Written by Chris CastleApril 14, 2022

A Kitchen Table Solution for a Kitchen Table Problem: The Importance of the Consumer Price Index on Unfrozen Statutory License Rates For Physical and Downloads

Applying the Consumer Price Index to statutory mechanicals is the right thing to do because it is a kitchen table solution to a kitchen table problem.

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