In news that is probably exciting to very few of you, there’s a new SoundExchange Letter of Direction available on the SoundExchange website (link below). Yes, I’ll wait until the thundering applause dies down. What is SoundExchange? SoundExchange is a performance rights organization like ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC, except that they collect and distribute royalties on […]
The Seay Firm at Slingshot Festival
John Seay of The Seay Firm will be a panelist at the First Annual Music & Technology Conference. The event is presented by the UGA Journal of Intellectual Property law and sponsored by the University of Georgia School of Law and the Slingshot Festival in Athens, Georgia. The event is Friday, March 27, 2015, at the […]
Casting a Net: Podcasts, Webcasts, and the Licensing Regime
So you want to start a music podcast. Or, maybe a music webcast. Regardless of which format you choose, you’ll need to acquaint yourself with copyright law and licensing. But how easy it is to license the content you desire varies greatly on whether you opt for a podcast, where users download your episodes (much […]
I Read Ten Articles About Music Streaming Royalties And All I Got Was Confused
Even if you only casually follow the trials and tribulations of the modern music industry, you’ve probably seen some iteration of the following article on music streaming royalties: “My Song Got One Million Plays on Pandora and All I Got Was X Dollars.” Without question, music streaming royalties are granular.[1] But the dollar figures attached […]