Day 12 of Article 13 Passage: Creators Realizing They Won’t Be Compensated Drew Wilson | April 7, 2019 While supporters have long argued that article 13 is about compensating creators, one creator is realizing that compensation is never going to come.
Sony Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Not Properly Compensating Artists Drew Wilson | October 7, 2018 A class action lawsuit has been filed against Sony over compensation. Specifically, it relates to streaming royalties.
Australian Copyright Collective Steals Millions for Lobbying Purposes Drew Wilson | April 26, 2017 A major scandal is brewing in Australia. The Copyright Agency is accused of stealing $15 million in royalties and funnelling the money into a fund used for lobbying.
Rightsholders Sue ISPs for Selling Internet Access Drew Wilson | May 2, 2013 By Drew Wilson Rightsholders have said for years that the Internet is little more than a vehicle for “stolen” merchandise. Still, few rightsholders these days are willing to take such a direct approach to stop file-sharing as Sabam has recently. The Belgium rightsholder organization is suing ISPs for selling access to the Internet without paying …
Company Selling Internet Music Monitoring Service – Concerning or Not? Drew Wilson | June 21, 2012 Recently, we received a tip about a company creating software that would actively monitor websites in search of anyone posting copyrighted material and alert copyright holders about possible royalty payments. Naturally, we were interested and decided to check this out particularly with the possibility of privacy being an issue.
Swedish Copyright Collective – Technology Is Killing the Blank Disc Star Drew Wilson | July 18, 2010 When was the last time you burned a CD or a DVD? If you haven’t done that in a while, you aren’t alone according to a copyright collective that collects royalties on blank discs. With slumping blank disc sales, the royalty collecting agency is scrambling to find the next thing to tax to keep revenue …
RIAA Gains Support for Radio Tax Drew Wilson | May 2, 2010 During an event on Capitol Hill, the AFL-CIO hailed the radio tax as fair pay for a hard days work.
ASCAP Demands Additional Performance Tax for Ringtones Drew Wilson | June 21, 2009 You got yourself a brand new cell phone. You then go do the honest thing and pay that huge amount of money for a ring tone and put it on your cell phone and set it to be your ring tone. Apparently, you now have to hope that your phone doesn’t ring or else you …
France Poised to Change Blank Media Levy Calculating System Drew Wilson | July 15, 2008 Burning a CD or a DVD may be an extraordinary convenience for many, but the very way royalties are calculated before being collected in France may change – and it won’t be based on alleged piracy.
Open Rights Group Echoes Patry’s Concerns Drew Wilson | April 22, 2008 Last Week, ZeroPaid reported on comments made by Bill Patry which suggests that the copyright industry is looking to make money off of private copying.
