Músicos substituem receitas dos discos pelas dos concertos

O «Times Online» reuniu dados dos rendimentos da indústria musical no Reino Unido respeitantes aos últimos cinco anos - discos gravados, concertos e royalties pagos pelos direitos de autor - e o gráfico do «Times Online» demonstra que algumas das conclusões que se têm espalhado pela indústria musical, principalmente a convicção de que os artistas estão a perder dinheiro devido à queda de vendas de música gravada, poderão ter outra leitura: Continuar...

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YouTube Steadfast In Music Video Negotiations With PRS For Music

Patrick Walker, the Head of Video Partnerships at YouTube, outlined the site’s efforts in making progress towards deals with artists and royalty collecting groups at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton. Youtube blocked all premium music videos in the UK, after a failed deal with PRS for Music in March. Walker told the BCC that everything is “great” with the major labels. As for PRS, he said:

“We’re working very hard to come to an arrangement with PRS and we won’t strike a deal unless it makes economic sense. They’ve been a good partner in the negotiations and we’re trying to come up with something that makes sense for everyone involved. Ultimately no-one wins if the videos stay off the service, so we’re trying to come up with a win-win scenario.”

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PRS for Music Releases New Online Music Licence

PRS for Music, a royalty collecting group based in the UK, has released details about their newest Joint Online Licence (JOL), which has been published online at Prsformusic.com (pdf). The current JOL expires on June 30, and the new deal covers rates charged for download services and subscriptions.

For a download, the rate remains unchanged from the previous JOL at 8 percent of gross revenue. But streaming rates for services like Last.fm will be online later this month, and are of greater importance, given the rising popularity of music that is listenable for free. Spotify, Myspace, and probably Google are just some of the companies that will be affected by the forthcoming “music on demand” rates. Continue reading...

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PRS for Music Deals With Spotify, Bashes YouTube

PRS for Music, a collecting society for UK songwriters, composers and music publishers, confirmed yesterday that it agreed “commercial terms” with music streaming service Spotify. PRS for Music wants to force YouTube/Google into a deal to pay for the use of UK music, and supposedly the agreement with Spotify shows that such arrangements are possible with streaming services. Continue reading...

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Musicians Support PRS Against Google in Royalties Deal

The music industry’s songwriters and artists have voiced their support of PRS for Music (previously The Performing Rights Society), accusing Google of underpaying royalty fees. The response is because Google, owner of YouTube, removed millions of premium music videos from the site after a failed deal over royalty rates with PRS for Music. The artist’s opinions are posted at fairplayforcreators.com, in which Andy Gill, from 70’s English post-punk band Gang Of Four, argues that: Continue reading...

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British Music Experience, Youtube Against PRS, Noripcord's 10th Birthday

No Ripcord celebrates its 10th birthday, we moan about not going to SXSW, Youtube squares up to the PRS, and the British Music Experience opens its doors. Read Noripcord's weekly news digest...

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