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Title: News: Apple proposes flat rate for streaming music royalties Post by: HCK on July 18, 2016, 04:05:26 pm News: Apple proposes flat rate for streaming music royalties
(http://assets.ilounge.com/images/uploads/beats_one_banner.jpg) Apple has filed a proposal with the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board suggesting that songwriters and royalty holders be paid a flat rate for online streams, Billboard reports. Apple suggests a simple, “all-in” statutory rate of 9.1 cents per 100 plays, which the company said is “fair, simple and transparent, unlike the incredibly complicated structure that currently exists.” The move would directly undercut rivals like Spotify and YouTube,… Source: News: Apple proposes flat rate for streaming music royalties (http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-proposes-flat-rate-for-streaming-music-royalties) |