A significant difference between the Internet Radio Equality Act (IREA) and the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) decision is that the IREA uses a revenue-based structure for calculating royalties while the CRB decision uses a per-performance structure. My first point in this column is that a revenue-based structure creates incentives in the marketplace that will devalue [...]

Steven Corn talks about the not-so-inevitable death of the music industry

Frederick Pinto on the role of the Internet in music distribution

Let’s take a look at labeling your property. Whether it’s office machines, a vehicle identification number (VIN), the kids’ clothes at camp or a collar on your pet, being able to identify your property has a great upside should things get away from you.
Sure, we file copyright registrations to protect our musical works, but those [...]

Royalty Report recently sat down with Robb McDaniels, Chairman and CEO of INgrooves. INgrooves provides digital distribution and administration for independent labels and musicians.
RR: Can you tell us about your background and career? What led you to this position at INgrooves?
Robb: I was born in London and spent a lot of time in Europe growing [...]

For many years, the record companies fought the idea of digital distribution via file “sharing” by such companies as the “original” illegal Napster (not the current company) and Kaazaa, who allowed users to distribute music without any compensation to the record companies or artists whose music was being distributed. During this time, Napster and its [...]