Should the Compulsory License be Re-Upped?
The compulsory license has passed its sell by date and should be abandoned–but carefully.
The compulsory license has passed its sell by date and should be abandoned–but carefully.
Rather than open up the Copyright Act to potentially disastrous amendment by Big Tech, fix the CRB through voluntary agreements to bring more transparency and fairness.
Beware of “reformers” bearing gifts. Reforming the CRB requires more voices at the negotiating table.
The establishment has seized the CRB reform bandwagon to make sure they still have jobs when the dust settles.
Don’t believe them when they tell you that applying a COLA to streaming mechanicals–it’s easy.
The compulsory mechanical is one of the best examples of the government increasing poverty through the destruction of human agency.
The CRB should sanction capricious delays that keep songwriters from getting paid.
#DoubleStat: Don’t get fooled by percentage of revenue deals you can’t control or even audit.
The Copyright Royalty Judges stand up to the most dangerous corporations in the world and demand transparency in streaming mechanical rate “settlements.”
The third and final part of my critique of A2IM’s objection to the new physical rates.
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