Tag: Copyright Royalty Board

SoundExchange Launches PLAYS Search Engine: Who’s Claiming Your Recordings?

Money earned from digital plays often, for one reason or another, ends up in the wrong hands, and even services like SoudExchange can misdirect funds. Enter the PLAYS Search Engine,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Copyright Royalty Board, D.C., Hoopoe Starling, Internet radio, music industry, Pandora Radio, record label, royalties, Sirius XM Radio, SoundExchange, Washington

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SoundExchange Passes $3 Billion In Payments To Artists, Labels

SoundExchange, which collects royalties for artists and rights owners from satellite and net radio, cable music channels and others that stream recordings, has passed $3 billion in payments.

Bruce Houghton on 08/05/2015 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Copyright Royalty Board, D.C., Hoopoe Starling, Internet radio, music industry, Pandora Radio, record label, royalties, Sirius XM Radio, SoundExchange, Washington

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Pandora Purchase Of FM Station Clears FCC, Lower Payments To Artists Likely

Pandora has long complained that the rates it pays to play music are too high. It's fought that battle in the courts, with lobbyists and with regulatory bodies. Just as. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Copyright Royalty Board, Federal Communications Commission, Inc., Internet radio, Pandora Radio, Public company, radio, Radio broadcasting, South Dakota

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Pandora Dropped 2.3 Million Listeners In Last 3 Months, Stock Falls As Net Loss Widens

UPDATED: Pandora is heading into a stormy season, with court decisions, rate hearings and Congressional action all just ahead. Today's report to Wall Street, however, did nothing to calm investor. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/24/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: A+E Networks, Adam Cahan, Apple Inc., AT&T, Black hole, Copyright Royalty Board, Cosmic Evolution Survey, Cricket Wireless, Deezer, depreciation and amortization, Earnings before interest, Generally accepted accounting principles, Internet radio, Marissa Mayer, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media, taxes, The Wall Street Journal, Wall Street, Yahoo!

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Copyright Essentials: 5 Things Every Musician Should Know

Music copyright law can be an intimidating world, even for the well versed, but with a general overview and a handful of pointers, you can be well on your way. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Americans, Copyright Royalty Board, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Cover version, Jarl Mohn, NPR, Performance rights organisation, Public broadcasting, SoundExchange, Streaming media

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Promise Of Digital Royalties For Producers, Mixers, And Engineers In New House Bill

The Allocation for Music Producer Act (AMP) will be presented to Congress this week with bipartisan support. The bill aims to redistribute digital royalties in a way that fairly compensates. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/23/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Americans, Copyright Royalty Board, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Jarl Mohn, music industry, NPR, Public broadcasting, royalties, SoundExchange, Streaming media

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SoundExchange, NPR, And Corporation For Public Broadcasting Reach Long-Term Agreement For Webcasting Royalty Rate

SoundExchange has reached a five year agreement with NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for webcasting by public radio stations.

Guest Post on 03/17/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alaska, Alaska Public Media, Bristol Bay, CoastAlaska, Copyright Royalty Board, Public broadcasting, Radio broadcasting, royalties, SoundExchange, United States

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How To Protect Your Music

The rise of social media, websites, email lists, platforms for music promotion has impacted the music industry in a positive way, but with all upsides come downsides. Yannick Ilunga spoke. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/24/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Associated Press, Authors and Publishers, Copyright Royalty Board, How To Copyright A Name, Investor relations, music industry, Salon (website), SoundExchange, Terms of service, United States Patent and Trademark Office

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Pandora Earnings Disappoint, Stock Plunges, $439M Paid To Rightsholders In 2014

UPDATE: After falling as much as 26%, Pandora stock rose slightly in after hours trading, settling at $14.90, still down almost 20%. Pandora stock fell on news that the music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/06/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Broadcast Music, Copyright Royalty Board, Diluted earnings per share, Extended-hours trading, Generally accepted accounting principles, Google, Inc., internet, New York Stock Exchange, Pandora, Pandora Radio, revenue, Wall Street

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Pandora Joins Internet Trade Association, Hires New D.C. Lobbyists

by Alec Byers POLITICO’s in “Morning Tech”. Pandora – and most of the music industry – has a big year ahead of it as D.C. grapples with several music policy. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Bruce Tutvedt, Bryce Bennett, Copyright Royalty Board, Diane Sands, Gun laws in Montana, Missoula, Montana, music industry, United States House Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

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Future Of Music Coalition Praises FCC Moves Towards Real Net Neutrality

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is to present his plans to preserve an open Internet where musicians, composers and content creators are ensured the ability to reach fans and audience members. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Chairman, Christmas, Common carrier, Compact disc, Copyright Royalty Board, Cost-effectiveness analysis, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Federal Communications Commission, Internet service provider, net neutrality

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