Making Streaming Royalties Fair(er)
Streaming royalties from subscription services like Spotify, AppleMusic, and others are distributed using the "Big Pool" (pro-rata) distribution method. There are questions as to whether this method of royalty distribution is fair or even in the best interests of the music industry (artists, labels, and services). A new approach is the "Subscriber share" model. Subscriber share distributes royalties based on the plays of each individual subscriber instead of pro-rata across all subscribers. Can the subscriber share approach to royalty distribution increase royalties for artists with fan bases as music streaming services start to scale?
Presenters
Dick Huey
Founder
Toolshed
Dick Huey is the founder of Toolshed, based in NYC since 2001. Toolshed advises major consumer brands, media, tech, sports, artists, entertainment companies, and digital music services on digital s...
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Teaching Asst Professor, PhD
Rhythmic Music Conservatory
Sharky Laguana
Pres
Bandago
In music circles Sharky Laguana is probably best known as the founder of the indie-rock band Creeper Lagoon, which existed in the late 90’s and was largely a dismal failure but did manage a couple ...
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