YouTube Scammer who fraudulently obtained $23 million in royalties pleads guilty
It was an astoundingly successful scam. But it certainly wasn’t a complicated one. by Tim Cushing of TechDirt. YouTube content moderation — including the prevention of copyright infringement — is. Continue reading
Stem raises $20M so artists get paid: ‘It’s asinine that labels are sending paper statements a couple times a year’
Music distribution and payments platform Stem has raised $20 million in a new round of funding. To date Stem Disintermedia has raised a total of $42.5M over 8 rounds. Stem has distributed music for Brent. Continue reading
Why are there royalty black boxes?
Each year millions of dollars of royalties seem to vanish into thin air, never going back to the deserving songwriters, and here’s why. A guest post by Tony van Veen. Continue reading
Songwriter inflation adjustments must become mandatory
Songwriters are often not fairly compensated as it is, but inflation is just adding fuel to the fire. Here are a few suggestions to help fix this problem. A guest. Continue reading
Thirty Tigers’ Dave Macias offers a more nuanced look at Spotify, streaming royalties
David Macias, who runs Nashville-based label-services company Thirty Tiger, has been frustrated by the prevailing narrative that Spotify is an evil corporate giant picking the pockets of poor creators. To. Continue reading
Indie Music Spotlight: Infinite Catalog
This latest A2IM spotlight is shining on one of the most exciting (or not) and very necessary tools in the independent’s bag: a royalty accounting software and service that makes. Continue reading
How much of Youtube’s $30B revenue goes to creators?
YouTube announced that it took in $28.8 billion from ad revenue last year, which was up a whopping 32% over the year before. The big question is, how much of that actually. Continue reading
Does Instagram pay music royalties? [Spoiler Alert: YES]
You collect royalties on TikTok, YouTube, Spotify and the like, but are you collecting your royalties from Instagram too? Whether you aren’t sure or just want to learn more, here’s. Continue reading
All economic indicators are flashing red at the Copyright Royalty Board on frozen mechanicals
With inflation reaching record highs, songwriters should prepare for changes in royalty rates. A guest post by Chris Castle of Music Tech Solutions. All of the economic indicators are telling. Continue reading
Stevic Mackay of Twelve Foot Ninja on the ‘big pool’ royalty model
Twelve Foot Ninja’s Stevic MacKay speaks on market centric and the defense of user centric. A guest post by Chris Castle of MusicTechPolicy. Check out this “must see” video by. Continue reading
