Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Is Pandora Really Short-Changing Songwriters?



Songwriters, however, are paid royalties no matter the radio format, with royalty payments tracked and ultimately delivered to songwriters via one of three performance rights organizations: Broadcast Music Inc.; the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers; and the Society for European Stage Authors and Composers (SESAC). Those organizations keep track of how often a song is played, then calculate payments using what could best be described as arcane math.

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