Reasons for abandoning frozen mechanical rates at the Copyright Royalty Board are growing [Chris Castle]

“In a recent comment, I called the Copyright Royalty Board the ‘cornucopia of chaos’ which it is at least on the mismanaged mechanical royalty rates,” writes Chris Castle. Op-ed by. Continue reading

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‘Elderly and drifting towards homeless’ – Hit songwriter’s plight illustrates devastating economics of songwriting in 2022

Chris Castle shares the plight of Hugh Prestwood whose songwriting income was “destroyed by the massive change in the economics of songwriting that split apart the album format with no. Continue reading

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David Lowery’s 2019-2020 Streaming Price Bible: ‘YouTube STILL #1 Problem’

Musician and artist advocate David Lowery shares new streaming data and, apart from showing us what a mature streaming economy looks like, reveals that YouTube, in spite of accounting for. Continue reading

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