{"id":5901,"date":"2016-03-09T12:31:49","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T12:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/03\/09\/spotify-faces-a-30-million-settlement-over-unpaid-royalties\/"},"modified":"2016-03-09T12:31:49","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T12:31:49","slug":"spotify-faces-a-30-million-settlement-over-unpaid-royalties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2016\/03\/09\/spotify-faces-a-30-million-settlement-over-unpaid-royalties\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify Faces A $30 Million Settlement Over Unpaid Royalties"},"content":{"rendered":"


Spotify may wriggle its way out of a perilous publishing royalty lawsuit after all, but it could be costly. \u00a0Yesterday, sources to Digital Music News pointed to a $5 million one-time penalty, payable to the National Music Publishers\u2019 Association (NMPA), part of a structured agreement that would also involve the construction of a working copyright matching interface and claims system\u00a0for songwriters and publishers. <\/p>\n

That \u2018quick-n-dirty\u2019 agreement remains unsigned, but is being given urgent consideration according to DMN sources. \u00a0Indeed, the negotiations were quickly confirmed to DMN by NMPA chief executive David Israelite on Monday via email, though specifics over penalty amounts weren\u2019t discussed.<\/p>\n

Israelite subsequently pointed to longer-term discussions between the NMPA, Spotify, and other streaming services, with mechanical licenses the focal point of the talks.<\/p>\n

The $5 million figure was soon parroted by Billboard in a copycat piece, with one humongous zinger. \u00a0It turns out that $5 million penalty may be on top of earlier negotiated penalties of between $16 million and $25 million, according to Billboard\u2019s unnamed sources, bringing the grand total to nearly $30 million. \u00a0\u201cThe National Music Publishers\u2019 Association\u2019s (NMPA\u2019s) settlement with Spotify \u2026\u00a0will include the streaming service paying $5 million in damages on top of the $16-25 million that the service owes music publishers and songwriters,\u201d Billboard\u2019s Ed Christman wrote.<\/p>\n

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Source: Digital Music News
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