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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.

Category: Copyright Royalty Board

Written by Chris CastleFebruary 3, 2023

CRB Reform: A longer table for songwriter rate negotiations, not a kid’s table

Beware of “reformers” bearing gifts. Reforming the CRB requires more voices at the negotiating table.

Written by Chris CastleJanuary 30, 2023January 30, 2023

The Chesterton Fence and the Future of the Copyright Royalty Board

The establishment has seized the CRB reform bandwagon to make sure they still have jobs when the dust settles.

Written by Chris CastleJanuary 4, 2023

Applying a Cost of Living Adjustment to Streaming Mechanicals

Don’t believe them when they tell you that applying a COLA to streaming mechanicals–it’s easy.

Written by Chris CastleJanuary 1, 2023

No Hits, No Hit Records: The Streaming Mechanicals Poverty Program at the CRB

The compulsory mechanical is one of the best examples of the government increasing poverty through the destruction of human agency.

Written by Chris CastleNovember 3, 2022November 3, 2022

When Did Noah Build the Ark? Will there be sanctions for absurd delays at the Copyright Royalty Board?

The CRB should sanction capricious delays that keep songwriters from getting paid.

Written by Chris CastleOctober 29, 2022October 31, 2022

#DoubleStat: Songwriters Brace for the Real Trickle Down Royalty as Big Tech Advertising Revenue Tanks

#DoubleStat: Don’t get fooled by percentage of revenue deals you can’t control or even audit.

Written by Chris CastleOctober 24, 2022October 25, 2022

Trickle Down Streaming Mechanicals Will Be Up For Discussion

The biggest corporations in history are cramming trickle down theories down the throats of songwriters in the CRB.

Written by Chris CastleOctober 9, 2022October 10, 2022

Will Sunlight Win at the Copyright Royalty Board in Big Tech’s Latest Credibility Debacle?

The Copyright Royalty Judges stand up to the most dangerous corporations in the world and demand transparency in streaming mechanical rate “settlements.”

Written by Chris CastleSeptember 27, 2022

The Most Dangerous Companies in the World Hide the Ball from Songwriters–AGAIN

You may have heard that there was a settlement of the streaming mechanical rates in the Copyright Royalty Board proceeding called “Phonorecords IV”. You may not have noticed in all the backslapping that no settlement agreement was filed with the CRB by the parties. The Copyright Royalty Judges noticed (as did George Johnson) and the […]

Written by Chris CastleSeptember 19, 2022September 23, 2022

#DoubleStat: A Response to A2IM’s Objection to the New Statutory Mechanical Rates: Part 3

The third and final part of my critique of A2IM’s objection to the new physical rates.

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