Posted in Commerce Opportunity by A2IM
On February 19th, SoundExchange and A2IM presented a webinar, Q1Y10 Webinar for Labels and Sound Recording Copyright Owners, to address the issues which affect how independent labels are paid by SoundExchange.
View the entire webinar below.
Part One:
Part Two:
Posted in Commerce Opportunity by A2IM
Independent labels thriving in today’s music industry are making sure they leave no revenue stream untapped. As most of our members are aware, master owners (and performing artists) are due a royalty when their sound recordings are performed on digital cable and satellite television music, internet radio, and satellite radio (such as SiriusXM). In the U.S. these royalties are collected and distributed by SoundExchange.
Posted in Commerce Opportunity, Events, Member Services by A2IM
All Independent Labels should participate in this SoundExchange/A2IM Webinar (Friday, 2/19; 2p-3p EST).
Even if you are already registered to collect royalties from SoundExchange,
you may be missing money owed to you due to incorrect data!
Click here for call info: http://tinyurl.com/SXWebinarQ1Y10
Posted in 2010 #31, Member Services, Newsletter by A2IM
AARC is the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies that collects home taping royalties (home recording machines and blank disc royalties) in the U.S. and overseas for The Netherlands and Japan (where rental fees are also collected) plus additional territories for your artists. AARC is about to close their books for 2009 so if you have not registered your label or your artists register now at www.aarcroyaties.com! If you have registered get in your overseas sales data now! Register your label and your label’s artists now!!
Posted in 2010 #31, Newsletter by A2IM
Hold the date! We will have a SoundExchange conference call on Wednesday February 10th at 2PM EST/11AM PST. The call is being held to ensure that all labels and their artists get the royalties they are entitled to receive. Topics for this call will include how best to regularly check that all of your repertoire is properly designated and that someone else isn’t being paid for your tracks
In the meantime verify you are receiving all of your label’s SoundExchange performance royalties by reviewing the statement you receive from SoundExchange against a list of the sound recordings your label controls. The reason we raise this as an issue is because the SoundExchange royalty reporting is based upon the ownership information on tracks that comes from the services (Sirius/XM, Clear Channel, Slacker, etc.) reporting and a number of our members have noticed missing titles so members should audit the SoundExchange reports they receive.
Posted in 2010 #31, Member Services, Newsletter by A2IM
There is more than €2,000,000 owed to major and indie labels being held by SENA, the Dutch Collection Society, and it must be claimed by the end of January, 31 2010!
Through the Collection Societies (Sound Exchange and their sister societies across the world), money is collected every year for the use of sound recordings on radio, television and public performances, including shops, pubs, clubs and many other outlets. Given the huge number of tracks available around the world, it is inevitable that the ownership of some tracks remains unidentified, and therefore income accruing to those tracks cannot be paid out to the rights owners.
We hope you will be able to identify some of these unclaimed tracks (2003-2008) used in The Netherlands as your own and make a successful claim.
The amounts unclaimed total more than €2,000,000 (even though the amount per track may be small). Below you will find an FAQ, but if you have further questions or are unclear about what to do, please let us know.
Download the spreadsheet here.
Why are these sound recordings unclaimed?
SENA collects money on all qualifying commercially published sound recordings in Holland. They are the body appointed by the state to manage public performance and broadcast rights. They do not require rights to be assigned to them for licensing. SENA compile information on sound recordings which have been exploited in Holland and then publish details of these sound recordings for people to claim.
What should you do?
If sound recordings which belong to you appear on this list, you should either contact your representative for collections or register as a member with SENA at www.sena.nl, or you can notify Sound Exchange & SENA and have Sound Exchange collect on your behalf.
Following registration, you should indicate on the attached spreadsheets those sound recordings which belong to you and provide proof demonstrating that you are the rights holder, such as label copy. Further information is available from Sena’s Erik Veerman eveerman@sena.nl
Is there a deadline?
You should aim to claim any sound recordings belonging to you by the end of January 2010.
I have appointed another organization to collect this money on my behalf, why haven’t they done this?
SENA has reciprocal representation with many societies throughout the world and a large number of companies are direct members. If you have appointed another organization, you should check with that organization that you have registered all your repertoire correctly with them.
