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Why is it not possible for individuals to just pay a fee like a radio station to not get copyright striked? There are so many solutions for industry like liste

Why is it not possible for individuals to just pay a fee like a radio station to not get copyright striked? There are so many solutions for industry like listening devices for venues that figure out what was played so that licensing can be processed. I see this yet as another failure of the RIAA to get a leg up and provide a win-win solution. Instead these idiots are stuck in their old thinking until it's too late and someone else will once again "steal" a huge part of their profit. Apple is one that took such a chunk from them because they sat around.

thephyber 6y ago
It still shouldn't be needed. This situation is a great example of Fair Use Doctrine.
ARandomerDude 6y ago
I would assume radio stations have contracts that allow them to, quite literally, pay to play.
- monocasa 6y ago
  They pay the songwriters, but interestingly enough don't have to pay the artists for broadcast rights at least in the US. https://soundcharts.com/blog/radio-royalties https://soundcharts.com/blog/radio-royalties
michael1999 6y ago
Some media in some jurisdictions have compulsory licensing, but music recordings in the USA do not. Licenses are discretionary. I.e. must be negotiated from the owner. Part of that negotiation is about leverage and bundling (you can buy our hits but not without also buying all the crap) and gives a whole industry of middlemen jobs. A-la-cart licensing would be a disaster for some of the goons in RIAA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_license https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_license
zimpenfish 6y ago
> Why is it not possible for individuals to just pay a fee like a radio station to not get copyright striked? Worked for some people trying to get that kind of thing going with the record companies but they were beyond ambivalent about it. (As well they might be given that money rolls in without much effort on their part.)

thephyber 6y ago

It still shouldn't be needed. This situation is a great example of Fair Use Doctrine.

ARandomerDude 6y ago

I would assume radio stations have contracts that allow them to, quite literally, pay to play.

monocasa 6y ago
They pay the songwriters, but interestingly enough don't have to pay the artists for broadcast rights at least in the US. https://soundcharts.com/blog/radio-royalties https://soundcharts.com/blog/radio-royalties

michael1999 6y ago

Some media in some jurisdictions have compulsory licensing, but music recordings in the USA do not. Licenses are discretionary. I.e. must be negotiated from the owner. Part of that negotiation is about leverage and bundling (you can buy our hits but not without also buying all the crap) and gives a whole industry of middlemen jobs. A-la-cart licensing would be a disaster for some of the goons in RIAA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_license https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_license

zimpenfish 6y ago

> Why is it not possible for individuals to just pay a fee like a radio station to not get copyright striked? Worked for some people trying to get that kind of thing going with the record companies but they were beyond ambivalent about it. (As well they might be given that money rolls in without much effort on their part.)