SoundExchange pays digital royalties to performers and copyright owners

SoundExchange pays royalties to performers and copyright owners when music is played on digital internet and satellite music providers.

For example, if you hear Aretha Franklin’s famous rendition of ‘Respect’ played over internet radio, the royalty payments are paid to both Aretha as the performer (paid to her by SoundExchange) and to Otis Redding who wrote the song (ASCAP pays Otis Redding’s estate).  However, if you hear Otis Redding’s original version over internet radio then his estate is compensated for both the original composition, and also for the sound recording (ie both ASCAP and Sound Exchange pay royalties to Otis.)

If you own your own track and play on it, then you get paid twice (if you are registered with SoundExchange) when your track is played on Pandora, Sirius Radio and other satellite or internet radio streaming sites.

Register with SoundExchange –> http://soundexchange.com/performer-owner/performer-srco-home/

BY: Vanessa Kaster, Esq., LL.M.

For more personalized legal services contact me at vk@kasterlegal.com

 

For more info on Digital Royalty rates –> http://t.co/Z0XvrRO

Get your $$ – Over 5,839 musicians have Digital Music Royalties waiting to be collected

Just the other day I counted over 5,839 names of music performers who have MONEY WAITING for them from royalties earned by digital streams of their music.  Are you on the list?  Click here to find out:

http://soundexchange.com/performer-owner/does-sx-have-money-for-you/  This link lists artists who earned money from digital streams of their music between 1996 and 2000.  Anything released more recently isn’t listed… but there could still be royalties waiting to be collected.

Personally, having music available digitally online via Pandora, Sirius radio et all… is great, but getting the money owed to performers is equally, if not MORE important.  Take a minute to look up yourself and your friends on this list.  And if you’re not on the list and think that you may be owed money from digital royalties… then reach out to the collection agency, SoundExchage, via email(account_services@soundexchange.com) AND register on their website (http://soundexchange.com/performer-owner/register-update-my-info/)!

ps – remember that another critical step to getting paid digital royalties is to embed quality metadata on your CDs and music tracks http://t.co/52HjluX

By: Vanessa Kaster