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# Future Of Music Coalition Wants To Rewrite Rules Of The Music Industry
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/future-of-music-coalition-wants-to-rewrite-rules-of-the-music-industry/
- Published: 2009-04-06T02:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2009-04-06T02:59:00.000Z
- Description: Artist lobbying group, The Future Of Music Coalition, has issued a "Principles for Artist Compensation in New Business Models". The goals is the adoption of "legitimate digital business models and. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/04/future-of-music-coalition-wants-to-rewrite-r
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Artist lobbying group, **The Future Of Music Coalition**, has issued a **"Principles for Artist Compensation in New Business Models"**. The goals is the adoption of "legitimate digital business models and legitimate digital music marketplaces" which FOMC believes are "critical to musicians’ ability to promote, distribute [![Future of music](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201156ff01620970b-150wi "Future of music")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201156ff01620970b-pi?ref=hypebot.com)  
and earn compensation for their music". Highlights include:

**Licensing, Collection and Distribution of Revenues**

- **Revenue sharing:**  Revenues must be equitably shared between copyright owner and original creator(s).
- **Unattributable income:** Unattributable income, such as advertising revenue, advances, delivery charges for online content, bulk catalog licensing…must be fairly apportioned between the copyright owners and the creators…
- **Complete and accurate reporting**
- **Direct payment:** The creators’ share of the revenue must be paid directly to the creator or its collective agent, not to the copyright owner for redistribution.
- **Equal access to new models:** All musicians and copyright owners must have equal access to these new models. An indie or unaffiliated musician must be able to license music to new services.
- **Lawsuit or settlement monies:** All monies received as a result of copyright infringement claims…must be shared with the musicians…
- **Best effort to pay creators**

**Transparency**

- Accurate accounting
- Right to audit

**Governance**

- Equal representation on governing board: Creators must have the same level of representation as copyright owners on any entity that collects licensing revenues for music.

**International**

- **Collection of International Royalties:** Musician shares…must be paid directly to the musician or its collective agent.

**More on the Future Of Music Coalition's** ****"Principles for Artist Compensation in New Business Models" [here](http://www.futureofmusic.org/articles/artistprinciples.cfm?ref=hypebot.com).** 
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