SoundExchange Rival Asks Copyright Office to Resolve Royalty Dispute

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 15, 2003 - 4:14am.

Burbank, Calif. -- An independent agency set up to collect royalty payments from webcasters who stream music online and distribute it to artists and copyright holders has asked the U.S. Copyright Office to arbitrate a dispute between itself and SoundExchange, a rival agency set up by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Burbank, Calif.-based Royalty Logic, Inc. (RLI) has asked the Copyright Office to convene a CARP (Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel) because it believes artists it represents should not have portions of their royalty payments recouped to SoundExchange to pay for its licensing, litigation and other costs since 1995. Royalty Logic is also asking that webcasters make detailed reporting of the music they stream, so that payments can be more easily distributed through the correct agency.
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