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That's pretty cool. I'm looking forward to seeing how it pans out with records companies though..
by peauc 2y ago
That's pretty cool.
I'm looking forward to seeing how it pans out with records companies though..
- saaaaaam 2y agoThis is a licence that has been negotiated with record companies and music publishers. So they are on board.
- matclayton 2y agoHave you got a reference for how they are tackling publishing rights? I've been looking for it and only found references to labels so far.
- jasrys 2y agoThey haven't licensed publishing (at least not yet). Source: am publisher
- saaaaaam 2y agoThey have, via the NMPA deal in 2021. (See my comment a couple above)
- jasrys 2y agoYou can read more about what that deal covered — and didn’t cover — here on NMPA’s site: https://www.nmpa.org/twitch-makes-deal-with-nmpa-but-streamers-still-cant-play-licensed-music/ https://www.nmpa.org/twitch-makes-deal-with-nmpa-but-streame...
- saaaaaam 2y agoTwitch is already licensed for publishing after it did a deal with the NMPA back in 2021 https://www.nmpa.org/nmpa-and-twitch-announce-agreement/ https://www.nmpa.org/nmpa-and-twitch-announce-agreement/ That’s primarily via the PROs - ASCAP, BMI, SESAC. E.g. ASCAP says “Fortunately, most popular live-streaming platforms, such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram Live, Soundcloud and Twitch are licensed by ASCAP” See third accordion here: https://www.ascap.com/help/ascap-licensing https://www.ascap.com/help/ascap-licensing I’m assuming because DJ performances via twitch are considered non-interactive streaming they - like Pandora’s free tier - don’t need a mechanical licence, at least in the US. How that then translates to other territories though I’m not entirely sure. In Europe I’m pretty sure they’d need to have a mechanical licence in place whether or not they are interactive.
- prox 2y agoMy only concern is that actually the big guys get the big cut, and the DJ and the original artists (that are not wildly popular) the shortest end of the stick.