Thursday, October 02, 2008

Copyright Board: Latest in Royalty Rates

Set to be applicable from 2012.
The Rates:
  1. CD and music that is downloaded from providers like iTunes and Amazon stays at 9.1cents/track.
  2. Mechanical Royalty rate for master tones/ringtones are at 24 cents.

In the pipeline, is a "ratification of royalty rates that streaming or non-permanent forms of music" shall be based on percentage of Revenue. (See NYT)

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