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Four Things for Songwriters to Keep in Mind About Performance Royalty Rates

Yesterday, news broke that performance rights organization ASCAP lost its appeal of a decision by a federal judge to keep webcasting rates at 1.85 percent. The ruling also affirmed an earlier decision that publishers are not allowed to “partially withdraw” digital rights from ASCAP. This decision only applies to public performances of musical works on non-interactive (or “radio-like” services such as Pandora. (For more information on how all of this works, check out our ASCAP and BMI consent decrees fact sheet.) read more

FMC to DOJ: Don't Forget About the Songwriters

Regular readers will be familiar with FMC’s position on artist compensation, including our support of efforts to have songwriter and composer royalties better reflect their creative contributions. (Keep in mind that songwriters aren’t necessarily performers or recording artists, which means they rely on royalties from the music they composed and/or the lyrics they’ve written.) read more

DOJ Tackles Consent Decrees: Careful What You Wish For?

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FMC Statement on Copyright Royalty Board Rulings

October 3, 2008

Washington, D.C.— Future of Music Coalition has issued the following statement from Executive Director Ann Chaitovitz about the Copyright Royalty Board’s October 2 rate setting decision, which sets the compulsory mechanical rate at $0.091 per song for physical sales and digital downloads and $0.24 for mastertones. read more

publishers

Four Things for Songwriters to Keep in Mind About Performance Royalty Rates

FMC to DOJ: Don't Forget About the Songwriters

DOJ Tackles Consent Decrees: Careful What You Wish For?

FMC Statement on Copyright Royalty Board Rulings

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