…there was lunch in the larger, first floor cafeteria where, in the corner, on a small stage there was a man, playing a guitar, who looked like an aging singer-songwriter Mae’s parents listened to. “Is that….?” “It is,” Annie said, not breaking her stride. “There’s someone every day. Musicians, comedians, writers….We book them a year […]
My interview with Keith Bernstein, the preeminent auditor of digital music services. A “royalty auditor” visits digital music services on behalf of artists and copyright owners to make sure they are paying royalties in accordance with the services’ contracts. Keith has conducted these “royalty compliance examinations” (or “audits”) against every major digital music service, frequently […]
As most songwriters are aware, song licensing for digital music services is a mess, mostly due to the fact that digital services fail to follow the rules. Well…not quite. They follow the rules that suit them and fail to follow the rules when it doesn’t. (Remember–the statutory license is not just mechanical royalties for CDs, […]
