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.
Category: Frozen Mechanicals
#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.
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.”
#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.
#doublestat: A Response to A2IM’s Objection to the New Statutory Mechanical Rates: Part 2
In Part 2, I discuss the importance of the longer table as well as the authority of CRB to change the entire mechanical licensing structure in the US.
#DoubleStat: A Response to A2IM’s Objection to the New Statutory Mechanical Rates: Part 1
I filed a response to A2IM’s objection to the new rate settlement.
Unexpected Raging 9.1% Inflation Allows CRJs an Unexpected Opportunity for Fairness in Frozen Mechanicals Solution
Inflation is bad but the Copyright Royalty Judges have a chance to do something about it in Phonorecords IV and the #FrozenMechanicals crisis.
Streaming CPI Adjustments: Willing Buyer, Willing Seller or Unwilling Subsidy
After my gloomy call for stagflation back in October, I had no idea the US economy could be destroyed so quickly–more evidence that all statutory rates must be indexed to inflation.
Price is Truth: Practical Knowledge for Independent Label Compliance with the New Mechanical Rates
A few ideas for indie labels to actually deal with the future increases in mechanical rates.
@davidclowery and @musictechpolicy Talk Copyright Royalty Board on Who Knew: The Smartest People in the Room
Chris and David discuss the state of play at the Copyright Royalty Board and how to support the Judges and make the CRB better (and a “union” for songwriters).
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