Category archives: publishing

New Fair Play, Fair Pay Act: What’s Inside?

In a recent rare and purposeful show of bi-partisan support, the Fair Play Fair pay act was re-introduced, with the hopes of modernizing U.S. law as it relates to the regulations governing both digital and terrestrial radio broadcasts. ____________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy Yesterday Congressman…

New Leaked Documents Expose Waste, Incompetence At U.S. Copyright Office

Access to new leaked documentation has revealed that Congress may be moving towards disaster for content creators as it progresses with altering how the head of the Copyright Office is appointed. _______________________ By Mike Masnick of Techdirt Previously unreleased documents acquired by Techdirt show, fairly conclusively, that Congress will be…

Calculate Your Spotify Payments With This FREE Per US Stream Mechanical Calculator

Music collection agency Audiam has created a free payment calculator based on per streaming mechanical royalty rates supplied to them by Spotify. The rates are for the United States and only for mechanical royalties. Mechanical royalty rates also vary month to month, based on how many total streams occur in…

How To Find Music Supervisors Using Tunefind [Hypebot’s Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

Amanda Byers, the Managing Director of Tunefind, joins host Michael Brandvold this week for Hypebot’s Music Biz Weekly Podcast. TuneFind helps fans find music from their favorite TV shows and Movies, and artists can use Tunefind to locate music supervisors and get a better understanding of the type of music…

The Trial That Will Determine Songwriters’ Income Over The Next 5 Years

Big news in the world of mechanical royalties, the Copyright Royalty Board is opening up hearings to set a new mechanical royalty rate. The board will hear from both music creators and users as it makes a determination which will be in effect for the next five years. _______________________ Guest…