#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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#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.
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.
Fair Pay, Fair Fight: Will the Circle Be Unbroken for Artist Airplay Royalties?
Chris Castle’s call to arms against Liberty Media and for artist airplay royalties.
The Music Modernization Act’s New Burdens for Labels Identifying Unmatched Songs — Music Tech Solutions
The Music Modernization Act is definitely the gift that keeps on giving. It seems like every time I read it, a new toad jumps out from under a rock.
The latest one I found is a new burden the MMA places on all sound recording owners, large and small. Why? To help the digital services comply with their obligation to locate song copyright owners in order for the services to keep the new “reachback” safe harbor–what we used to call “copyright infringement.”
Trickle Down Innovation Alert: Mr. Pandora the secret censor
“Have you seen the bigger piggies in their starched white shirts You will find the bigger piggies stirring up the dirt Always have clean shirts to play around in. In their sties with all their backing They don’t care what goes on around In their eyes there’s something lacking What they need’s a damn good whacking. […]
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