Mobile Music Royalty Explained

In response to a recent post on the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada lobbying for increased royalties, MocoNews. recieved an email explaining who royalties are paid to in regards to ringtones and why, and the fact that it varies country to country.

The author, Andrew Sheehy — Research Director at Generator Solutions — emphasised it was about the ringtone market in general and not Canada in particular. Read here.

... So, in response to James Pearce incredulous question “Are they seriously suggesting that when a ringtone is played because someone called a mobile phone it constitutes a “public performance”?” the answer in some countries is “yes”.

emily | 8:40 AM | Copyright Protection |
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