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Music; Music streaming services; Digital streaming; Copyright; Spotify; Rhapsody; Royalties; Consumer Rights Act; Loi Hamon; Apple; International Federation of Phonographic Industry; Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; Competition Appeal Tribunal; United States America (USA); United Kingdom (UK); France; Class representative; Class actions; Competition law; Deezer; Familles de France and Union Nationale des Associations Familiales; Digital distribution; Music industry
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Slipping Through The Cracks: How Digital Music Streaming Cuts Corners On Artists’ Royalty Revenues Globally, Frances Lewis
Slipping Through The Cracks: How Digital Music Streaming Cuts Corners On Artists’ Royalty Revenues Globally, Frances Lewis
Brooklyn Journal of International Law
At a time when the digital distribution of music is dominating the music industry, there are more music consumers than ever. This makes it vitally important for performing artists to receive the credit they are due. An inherent problem in music’s digital distribution market is that music streaming companies often fail to acquire proper licenses to expand their music libraries faster than their competitors. Performing artists who may not have the same income stream as their A-list counterparts often cannot bear the cost of litigation to pursue uncredited royalties. The U.S. class action model provides performing artists with a legal …