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Payments

Music Industry 

There’s a new study on where the money goes (and doesn’t go) when it comes to streaming payments (SPOILER: The system is broke.)

March 11, 2023March 10, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Labels, Payments, Public Knowledge, Publishers, Spotify, Streaming

Most people have no idea how the financial end of the streaming ecosystem works. Spotify is often singled out because

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Music News 

YouTube’s new policy on song snippets will cost musicians big bucks

August 28, 2019August 30, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Ariana Grande, Copyright, DMCA, Payments, Pex, Royalties, Streaming, YouTube, YouTube Music

YouTube won’t be helping musicians track down and demand payment from people who use tiny snippets of their music –

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Music Industry 

Study Says the Music Industry Lacks Transparency. Well, Duh.

July 14, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Payments, Royalties, Transparency

Billboard reports on a study by the Berklee College of Music. File this under “Gee, Really?” The central theme to

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