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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.

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Written by Chris CastleNovember 20, 2022

Why is There a Google Books, Part II: HAL Gets A Friend, or The Voice of the Machine

Google Books was just the start.

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 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 CastleAugust 9, 2022August 10, 2022

Where Was the Board? AdRev and YouTube Play Essential Supporting Roles in one of the Biggest YouTube Scams According to Billboard’s Reporting by @wordsbykristin

Kristin Robinson’s outstanding reporting re-opens the advertiser fraud and bad behavior questions about YouTube–this time with added AdRev and board of directors liability.

Written by Chris CastleJuly 13, 2022

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.

Written by Chris CastleJune 4, 2022June 6, 2022

We Are the Bug: The Metaverse is Coming and the Zuckerbergs intend to dominate it

Mark Zuckerberg is building the bug-free infrastructure for the metaverse–inside your head. Remember–we are the bug.

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 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 CastleJanuary 20, 2022

All Economic Indicators Are Flashing Red at the Copyright Royalty Board on Frozen Mechanicals

Economic indicators confirm that the plan to freeze mechanicals at 2006 levels looks more insane with each passing day.

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