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Business News • 4 min read

Streaming services push for pre-2018 song royalty rate in US Copyright Royalty Board proceedings

Spotify and Amazon are proposing a top-level song royalty rate of around 10.5% in US Copyright Royalty Board proceedings for 2023-2027, roughly half what publishers want.…

Chris Cooke • 22 Oct 2021

Black Lives In Music • 3 min read

CMU Digest 18.10.21: Sony Music, Copyright Royalty Board, Black Lives In Music, Hipgnosis, Lyric Capital, Coldplay

A weekly roundup covering the pressure on Sony Music over its Australian division, US streaming royalty proposals, a UK racism report and Coldplay's eco-tour plans.…

Chris Cooke • 18 Oct 2021

Business News • 5 min read

US music publishers to push for new streaming rate of 20%

US music publishers are set to push for the streaming royalty rate for songs to rise to 20% for 2023 to 2027, as the appeal of the previous ruling is still pending.…

Chris Cooke • 15 Oct 2021

2conv.com • 3 min read

CMU Digest 02.08.21: Tencent, Women In CTRL, CRB, FLVTO/2conv, Reservoir

This week's digest covers Tencent being ordered to end most exclusive music deals in China, diversity figures from Women In CTRL, and a US mechanical royalty dispute.…

Chris Cooke • 01 Aug 2021

Business News • 4 min read

Songwriter groups formally call on US Copyright Royalty Board to reject NMPA's mechanical royalty rate proposals

Songwriter organisations have urged the US Copyright Royalty Board to reject a proposal backed by the major publishers to keep current mechanical royalty rates for discs and downloads.…

Chris Cooke • 27 Jul 2021

Business News • 4 min read

Songwriter groups urge US Copyright Royalty Board to open submissions on proposed new mechanical royalty rate on discs and downloads

Songwriter groups have welcomed the Copyright Royalty Board's plan to accept comments on a proposed settlement on mechanical royalties for CDs, vinyl and downloads, while raising concerns about process.…

Chris Cooke • 25 May 2021

Business News • 2 min read

NMPA boss hopeful streaming rate increases will stay despite appeals court forcing a review

NMPA chief David Israelite is hopeful the streaming rate increase survives a forced Copyright Royalty Board review ordered by an appeals court.…

Chris Cooke • 13 Aug 2020

Business News • 2 min read

Appeals court orders Copyright Royalty Board to reconsider some of its decision on streaming rates

A US appeals court has sent parts of the Copyright Royalty Board's streaming royalty ruling back for reconsideration, following appeals by streaming services including Spotify.…

Chris Cooke • 10 Aug 2020

Music industry legal news coverage • 1 min read

More digital copyright discussions in US

The US Copyright Royalty Board is considering whether interactive music streams should fall under compulsory mechanical licences, with the Register of Copyrights saying the law is silent.…

CMU Editorial • 06 Feb 2008

Music industry legal news coverage • 1 min read

US royalties body makes concessions to webcasters

SoundExchange will not act against webcasters that do not immediately pay the new royalty rates, and has offered a $50,000 annual cap on minimum charges for multi-channel services.…

CMU Editorial • 16 Jul 2007

Music industry legal news coverage • 1 min read

US House committee to discuss web royalties

The US House Small Business Committee opens a hearing into a Copyright Royalty Board ruling that would significantly raise internet radio royalty rates from 15 July.…

CMU Editorial • 28 Jun 2007

Music industry legal news coverage

Second bill supports US webcasters

Senators Ron Wyden and Sam Brownback have introduced an Internet Radio Equality Bill to block increased webcasting royalty rates set by the Copyright Royalty Board.…

CMU Editorial • 14 May 2007