Making Freemium Pay: An Artist’s Perspective. With the much anticipated US launch of Spotify and the successful IPO of Pandora there’s a very palpable sense of momentum in streaming music.
And that’s great news, the future of music revenues will depend upon a successful transition from distribution based models (downloads, CDs etc) to consumption-era models (on-demand streaming etc.). Yet, there’s a growing sense that the current Freemium business model just isn’t fit for purpose. I’ve written before about the challenges of squaring the consumption circle (see my post here for more). There is a direct tension arising from record labels feeling they don’t get enough from ad-supported music, and from the services themselves feeling that they actually pay too.
To complicate matters even further, it is becoming increasingly apparent that artists aren’t getting enough out of ad-supported music either.
Promote Yourself! A2IM: American Association of Independent Music — Home. The Difference between ASCAP and BMI. Description: Todd Brabec is the Vice President and Director of Membership for the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). He talks about the differences between ASCAP and BMI. One of the main differences is the reason each organization was founded. ASCAP is a writer and publisher owned organization dedicated to enforcing the copyright law. BMI is a corporation owned by the broadcasting industry. How to Copyright a Song. Edit Article Registering Your Song OnlineRegistering Your Song by MailKnowing What to Avoid Edited by Dman0875, Jack Herrick, Ben Rubenstein, Tom Viren and 64 others Under international law, copyright is the automatic right of the creator of a work. This means that as soon as you write down a song or make a recording, it's copyrighted. In order to enforce the copyright, though, you'll need to be able to prove your ownership.