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Image credit: Pepi Stojanovski<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DSPs such as Spotify and Amazon Music are set to payout more publishing royalties based on an increased royalty rate.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Back in August 2023, the Copyright Royalty Board\u2019s Phonorecord III<\/strong> case came to a resolution, and determined that higher royalty rates for music streamed between 2018 to 2022 would need to be paid by DSP\u2019s for the use of on-demand digital streaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The discrepancy arose from royalty rates being higher than the interim rates used during a four-year dispute between publishers and streamers. Now adjustments have been put in place in correspondence with Phonorecord III new agreed rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What royalties were recovered?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Following the MLC\u2019s investigation, there has been an underpayment of $419.2 million <\/strong>in 2021 and 2022 based on reports of adjustment from 14 DSPs including Spotify, Amazon and Apple Music. <\/strong>The MLC has also speculated that there should be a further $10 million from the 7 DSPs who have yet to report their adjustments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The figure included $281 million<\/strong> in Mechanical Royalties<\/a> and $137.8 million<\/strong> in Performance Royalties<\/a> <\/strong>which will be paid to each respective party or PRO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How will publishing reporting improve in the future?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The last 5 years have seen significant improvement in publishing royalty collection from the inception of the MLC, creation of data tracking agencies such as ICE<\/strong><\/a> and DSPs being investigated for underpayments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with this recent royalty recovery, the MLC have also launched an audit<\/a> into multiple streaming services on the accuracy of their reporting. The MLC have already taken legal action against Pandora<\/a>, for failing to report all their owed Mechanical Royalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We collect global Performance and Mechanical Royalties<\/strong>, and work with collection societies around the world including the MLC <\/strong>and PRS for Music<\/strong> to make sure that you\u2019re receiving as many of your publishing royalties as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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