Are You An Idiot If You Earn Less Than 75% Of Streaming Royalties?

So, do all BMG artists receive above 75% of music streaming royalties? If so, will higher streaming revenue sharing become the norm across the music industry? In the past few years, all major music labels have posted higher financials thanks to one magic word: streaming. Revenue from music streaming have pushed major labels to higher […]

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Is the record business treating ‘old’ music with the respect it deserves?

BMG boss Hartwig Masuch discusses the industry’s ‘disproportionate’ treatment of catalogue releases

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Breaking: US Judge Orders Cox Communications to Pay BMG $8.4 Million

A US District Court judge has now ordered Cox Communications to pay $8.4 million in fees.  That follows an earlier, $25 million judgment for copyright abuse. More bad news for Cox Communications.  After getting dismantled in a copyright case by litigants BMG Rights Management and Round Hill Music, the ISP is now facing another setback. […]

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