{"id":5057,"date":"2022-07-06T19:37:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T19:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/06\/songwriters-publishers-get-a-streaming-raise\/"},"modified":"2022-07-06T19:37:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T19:37:50","slug":"songwriters-publishers-get-a-streaming-raise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/06\/songwriters-publishers-get-a-streaming-raise\/","title":{"rendered":"Songwriters &amp; Publishers Get a Streaming Raise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/06\/songwriters-publishers-get-a-streaming-raise\/#CRB_sticks_by_initial_ruling_on_mechanical_royalty_increase\" >CRB sticks by initial ruling on mechanical royalty increase.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/06\/songwriters-publishers-get-a-streaming-raise\/#What_does_this_rate_increase_mean_for_you\" >What does this rate increase mean for you?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CRB_sticks_by_initial_ruling_on_mechanical_royalty_increase\"><\/span>CRB sticks by initial ruling on mechanical royalty increase.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>In 2018, the Copyright Royalty Board made an important decision regarding songwriters and publishers in the digital age.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Streaming services should raise the <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/music-rights\/music-publishing-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mechanical royalty<\/a> rate from 10.5% to 15.1%. <\/strong>This increase would happen gradually between 2018 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p>However, Spotify, Amazon, Google, and Pandora contested the decision. They argued that increased payments would make their model unsustainable, as they already pay billions in royalties. This lead to a long appeals process that has <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/digital\/news\/copyright-royalty-board-streaming-royalty-publishers-songwriters-1235308088\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">finally ended.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CRB announced it will stand by the initial ruling. And there is more good news for songwriters: <strong>Royalties that would\u2019ve been due over the past 5 years are to be backdated.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, songwriters and music publishers finally can be made whole and receive the rightful royalty rates from streaming services that they should\u2019ve been paid years ago, \u201d says National Music Publishers Association president David Israelite. \u201cWe will work to ensure that the services quickly backpay copyright owners as they are required by law. As an industry, we move forward united as we press for even fairer rates in the next CRB starting this fall.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_this_rate_increase_mean_for_you\"><\/span>What does this rate increase mean for you?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019ve written songs that have been streamed over the past 5 years, you stand to earn backdated publishing royalties.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/cdbaby.com\/boost\/publishing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CD Baby Pro Publishing<\/a>, we\u2019ll make sure you\u2019re paid everything you\u2019re owed.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"co-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cdbaby.com\/boost\/publishing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JOIN CD BABY PRO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Also, we\u2019ll keep you posted on future developments in this space, as the Copyright Royalty Board will soon make a decision on rates for 2023-27.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/music-rights\/streaming-mechanical-rate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Songwriters &amp; Publishers Get a Streaming Raise<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">DIY Musician<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CRB sticks by initial ruling on mechanical royalty increase. In 2018, the Copyright Royalty Board made an important decision regarding songwriters and publishers in the digital age. Streaming services should raise the mechanical royalty rate from 10.5% to 15.1%. This increase would happen gradually between 2018 and 2022. However, Spotify, Amazon, Google, and Pandora contested the decision. They argued that increased payments would make their model unsustainable, as they already pay billions in royalties. This lead to a long appeals process that has finally ended. 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