So far these licenses have been something like “if you have more than X revenue or Y employees you have to pay”. There’s no way to automate that, just like ther

So far these licenses have been something like “if you have more than X revenue or Y employees you have to pay”. There’s no way to automate that, just like there’s no way to automate “if someone in your venue plays this song, you have to pay” (I’m talking about writer/publisher royalties for live performance here, not streams). And enforcement is expensive, and a cost center, and enforcing the long tail just ends up not happening. This will presumably be more sophisticated since it’s for paying computer-savvy folks, but ASCAP is still accepting cue sheets for video on paper and Excel. [0] [0] https://www.ascap.com/help/royalties-and-payment/cue-sheets https://www.ascap.com/help/royalties-and-payment/cue-sheets