Photo Credit: Spotify Last July, the Copyright Royalty Board issued a determination for the Phonorecords III (covering 2018-2022) proceeding, increasing by 43.8% on-demand streaming’s mechanical royalty rate for songwriters and publishers in the U.S. Now, […]
Washington, D.C.’s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has officially approved the proposed Phonorecords IV settlement, and songwriter organizations are responding by calling for far-reaching reforms […]
Photo Credit: Bill Oxford Earlier this month, leading music publishers and streaming giants including Spotify released an unredacted version of their Phonorecords IV settlement. But songwriter organizations then called for the disclosure of any “side” […]
Photo Credit: Nick Karvounis Earlier this week, Music Creators North America (MCNA) demanded that leading music publishers and streaming giants including Spotify reveal the precise details of their Phonorecords IV settlement. Now, the entities have […]
Washington, D.C.’s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. In late August, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) announced a settlement for the Phonorecords IV proceeding. Now, however, Music Creators North America […]
NMPA President/CEO David Israelite speaking at the NMPA Annual Conference in June (Photo: Digital Music News) The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), and the Digital Media Association (DiMA) have […]