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The Writers Strike

May 3, 2023

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Advocacy

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by SONA

The writers are on strike. I feel hopeful, vicariously excited, anxious, and totally jealous. I mean, I’m a writer too....

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    Advocacy, May 3, 2023

    The Writers Strike

    The writers are on strike. I feel hopeful, vicariously excited, anxious, and totally jealous. I mean, I’m a writer too....

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    Advocacy, March 31, 2023

    VARIETY: Songwriters Have Been Waiting Five Years for a Whopping $700-$800 Million in Royalties: Here’s What You Can Do to Help

    If you love songwriters and hate the many ways songwriters are underpaid, paid slowly, or not paid at all, please read the following: There is over a quarter billion dollars of mechanical-royalty income related to songs that were streamed between 2018 and 2022 that has not been paid — and there is no guidance on when it will. Sign the petition: https://bit.ly/phonoiii

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    Advocacy, January 6, 2023

    Billboard: Hundreds of Artists Push for Copyright Rule Change On Streaming Royalties: ‘We Stand Together’

    Don Henley, Sheryl Crow, Sting and a slew of other musicians are throwing their support behind a new federal copyright...

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    News, September 2, 2021

    The CCC Annual Music Legal Eagles Panel

    Our partners at the CCC have assembled a panel of esteemed legal minds from the entertainment realm. They’ll be addressing...

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    News, April 9, 2021

    Board Member Shelly Peiken on #PAY$ONGWRITERS!

    #PAY$ONGWRITERS! By Shelly Peiken In the 1990s there was a superstar (who-shall-not-be-named) whose gatekeeper demanded she get “income participation” on any...

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    News, January 19, 2021

    BMI: Important Distribution Schedule Change for 2022; Additional One-Time Distribution in 2021

    Important Distribution Schedule Change for 2022; Additional One-Time Distribution in 2021 BMI is excited to introduce a new distribution schedule...

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