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21khz: The Art of Money In MusicAuthor: Jeff Price & Ted Gerstein
Jeff Price (Founder TuneCore, spinART Records and Audiam) and journalist Ted Gerstein (Author: Bomb Squad, Former Producer ABC News Nightline) explore the behind the scenes mechanisms of the music industry allowing artists, producers, record labels, songwriters and technology innovators to make money off music. Learn why 30 billion dollars is generated off of music and whose pockets it ends up in. Language: en Genres: Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Why Are Comedy Albums Being Taken Down From Spotify and other streaming services
Episode 2
Monday, 6 December, 2021
Right before Thanksgiving, 2021 Spotify took down a large number of comedy albums. The question is why. The answer has to do with the fact that just because a comedian like Robin Williams says the words "Reality, what a concept" as opposed to sings them doesn't mean he does not have a copyright that needs to be licensed and a royalty paid when it streams. What happens if a streaming service like Spotify streams comedy albums without the needed licenses. The answer is not funny at all.
