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What Do You Need to Understand About Copyright?
Understanding copyright as an independent and emerging artist. In one of our previous articles on remuneration, we briefly discussed the importance of copyrights. In the context of [...]
The Writer’s Share vs. the Publisher’s Share
A brief history of Music Publishing and Performing Rights Organizations (PROs). The goal of this article is to first provide a brief historical background on the [...]
The Streaming Economy: How it Works.
The streaming economy refers to the revenues generated by all streams, i.e. all sources that generate income in the digital world. In 2005 (IFPI), when the [...]
The Cultural Discourse of Music is Evolving
Metadata, discoverability, and the digital value chain are at the heart of the discussion. Music industry business models are being transformed by technology initiatives in an effort to achieve [...]
Neighbouring Rights & Equitable Remuneration
Neighbouring rights might have been overlooked in the past because they are relatively new and not all countries have ratified the Rome Convention where producers and performers were [...]
Music Rights Organisations & Associations in Quebec and Canada
An overview of the Canadian ecosystem governing PROs, CMOs, and MROs. An important fact we have learned in recent years is that registration with a Public [...]