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The Sound and the Fury: The Copyright Office Unmatched Report’s Confused Thesis
Copyright Office Misses an Opportunity to Prioritize Building a Permanent Asset.
Good News for Music Tech Startups: DLC Changes Fee Structure for Using Blanket Compulsory License
The DLC has revised the fees that startups have to pay to access the blanket mechanical license. Bravo!
Making Sense of the New Blanket Mechanical License and the Mechanical Licensing Collective
If you are an independent songwriter confused about the MLC and getting paid, you’ll find this webinar helpful.
Guest Post: The Music Modernization Act is Stifling Innovation in the Music Industry
[The chickens are coming home to roost. As I warned before the Music Modernization Act was passed, Title I has big problems. Remember that Title I established the Mechanical Licensing Collective (publishers and songwriters) and the Digital Licensee Coordinator (digital music platforms). It was sold to songwriters on the basis that “the services pay for … Continue reading Guest Post: The Music Modernization Act is Stifling Innovation in the Music Industry
Copyright Office Unclaimed Royalties Study Meeting 12/6/19
One of the loose ends from Title I of the Music Modernization Act is how the Congress is going to permit the Mechanical Licensing Collective and the Digital Licensee Coordinator to process the “black box” or unclaimed royalties. It’s common to hear people using the experience with various private settlements as a guide … Continue reading Copyright Office Unclaimed Royalties Study Meeting 12/6/19
Should the Copyright Office’s Best Practices Shine Sunlight on the Unmatched?
[This post first appeared in the MusicTechPolicy Monthly newsletter. Become an email follower of this blog to get your copy.] We’ve all heard that the digital music services are sitting on a pile of cash in unmatched statutory mechanical royalties also known as the “black box”. No one knows how much because Title I of … Continue reading Should the Copyright Office’s Best Practices Shine Sunlight on the Unmatched?
Let’s Not Miss An Opportunity to Include Startups in the Music Modernization Act
Who took on the Standard Oil men And whipped their ass Just like he promised he’d do? Ain’t no Standard Oil men gonna run this state Gonna be run by folks like me and you Kingfish, written by Randy Newman If you’re one of the small group that has actually read the Music Modernization Act, … Continue reading Let’s Not Miss An Opportunity to Include Startups in the Music Modernization Act
Holding the Line on Tradeoffs for Statutory Damages
Instead of creating fake problems to try to extract concessions that further undermine creators like offering ice in winter, the tech monopolies like Google, Spotify, Amazon and Pandora should identify real problems and work with us toward real solutions–and not a loophole-driven shakedown.
Five Things Congress Can Do to Stop Tens of Millions of “Address Unknown” NOIs
Amazon, Google, Pandora, Spotify and other tech companies are taking advantage of their influence in the Library of Congress to leverage a loophole in the Copyright Act to their great benefit and to songwriters great harm.
Congress can stop them overnight if the Congress will act.
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