Spotify Hit with $150M Class Action Over Unpaid Royalties

Re:Spotify Hit with $150M Class Action Over Unpaid Royalties by sandstrom on Tuesday December 29, 2015 @05:22PM (#10809466)

Interesting, though if I understood it correctly[1] this is for radio (which is different from Spotify and other streaming services, where you control which music you listen to). I.e. the effective royalty is still 10-20% for streaming services.

But please enlighten me if I'm wrong.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundExchange

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Re:Spotify Hit with $150M Class Action Over Unpaid Royalties by theodorton on Tuesday December 29, 2015 @05:35PM (#10809538)

Gramo and Tono, the Norwegian organizations, collect both a copyright fee and fees from public performance on behalf of performers and song writers. Copyright fees were historically 9 % of revenue from physical and digital copies sold, but I'm not sure it would apply to streaming. Public performance include broadcasting, concerts and playback in public places (shops, restaurants etc.)

EDIT: These organizations also collect and distribute from and to other countries.

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Re:Spotify Hit with $150M Class Action Over Unpaid Royalties by Zach_the_Lizard on Tuesday December 29, 2015 @05:48PM (#10809582)

It only applies to digital streaming and satellite radio, and then only if no direct license is agreed to.

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