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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-week-in-music-commentary-1-34/
- Published: 2015-10-18T11:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-10-18T11:00:00.000Z
- Description: We hear from Steven Tyler regarding artist's rights, some talk of whether indie streams generate smaller royalties than the big stars, and a word of warning about the dreaded controlled. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/10/this-week-in-music-commentary-1-34.html]
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Apple Inc., Artist, Copyright Royalty Board, iTunes, music industry, Pandora Radio, record label, Royalties, Spotify, Streaming media, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

[![6a00d83451b36c69e201bb087f8a4e970d-800wi](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c7df0f36970b-100wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201bb087f8a4e970d-800wi")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c7df0f36970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)We hear from **Steven Tyler** regarding **artist's rights**, some talk of whether **indie streams generate smaller royalties than the big stars**, and a word of **warning** about the **dreaded controlled composition clause**. This plus more in the week's commentary section.
  
  
- **[Steven Tyler: Politicians Must Respect And Protect Copyright \[OP-ED\]](https://www.hypebot.com/politicians-respect-and-protect-copyright-draft/)**
- **[Will Indie Streams Generate Smaller Royalties Than Major Label Streams?](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/10/will-indie-streams-earn-less-than-major-label-streams-.html)**
- **[WARNING TO MUSICIANS: Beware Of The Controlled Composition Clause](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/10/a-warning-to-artists-beware-the-controlled-composition-clause-.html)**
- **[The Future Of Transparency In The Music Business](https://www.hypebot.com/the-future-of-transparency-in-the-music-biz-and-the-world-draft/)**

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