Tax return shows six-figure MLC salaries as songwriters wait for $565M in unpaid royalties
Our friends at The Trichordist found the 2021 tax return for The Mechanical Licensing Collective, including what it pays its executives. Led by $665,307 for CEO Kristopher Ahrend, the staff. Continue reading
Chris Castle on the ‘Chesterton Fence’ and predictions for the Copyright Royalty Board
Regardless of how you feel about the compulsory license, it is definitely the case that songwriters have been poorly treated by the compulsory license rates in the U.S., and that. Continue reading
US Copyright Term Extensions end, but Public Domain still faces threats
Internet users recognized that ever-longer copyright terms impoverish the public conversation and benefit almost no one. by MITCH STOLTZ of Electronic Frontier Foundation We’re taking part in Copyright Week, a series. Continue reading
How bands and co-writers divide shares in a song
What are your rights when a song idea is formed between two or more people? Here’s how some co-writers handle songwriting splits. by Bobby Borg for the Disc Makers Blog Under. Continue reading
Copyright kept De La Soul from streaming. What’s changed?
De La Soul’s first album, “3 Feet High and Rising”, has long been the quintessential example of an album with so many samples that it’s effectively impossible to get the. Continue reading
Tom Lehrer sets his music free, releasing it into the public domain
Tom Lehrer is celebrated for his wit and music, but also for an amazing contribution to public culture – making sure that his works are in the public domain while. Continue reading
Copyrights get complicated as music created using AI flood the market
Songs produced and written by AI have become increasingly popular, The music industry is struggling to keep up, and antiquated copyright laws are not helping. by Glyn Moody of Tech. Continue reading
Songwriters take the win with this Copyright Office ruling
The Copyright Office may have just lifted some weight off the shoulders of songwriters all around by making sure royalties are going to the right people. by Bobby Owsinski of. Continue reading
The Supreme Court gets involved in fair use rights
Cathy Gellis if Techdirt recaps a case that came before the US Supreme Court in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Lynn Goldsmith. Op-ed by Cathy Gellis from techdirt. Continue reading
This proves that music piracy is still alive
Even with free streaming sites, apparently, there is still media to be stolen, as Google takes a YouTube pirating site to court. by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 With so. Continue reading
