Independent music creator groups will again speak out on new CRB Phonorecords IV royalty proposal
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SGA, SCL & MCNA to review the new mechanical royalty rate settlement of the major labels and publishers, seeking to ensure that the music creator proposals on which they are based have been fully incorporated May 4, 2022: New York…
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Victory for music creators over frozen mechanical royalties
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Our colleagues in the U.S. reported yesterday that the country’s Copyright Royalty Board has rejected the proposal to freeze mechanical and download royalty rates made by corporate giants in the record and music publishing industry. These groups had argued that…
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FTMI statement on Ukraine invasion
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Fair Trade Music International has joined the global creator community to condemn, in the strongest terms possible, the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This unjustified and brutal act of aggression is an assault on the lives, rights and freedoms of the…
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International songwriter groups join together to oppose the freezing of US mechanical royalty rates
Music Creators North America, the Songwriters Guild of America and the Society of Composers & Lyricists have been joined by nine domestic and international groups representing the interests of half a million songwriters and composers in filing comments before the…
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Streaming “needs a complete reset”. UK government inquiry concurs with FTMI study on revenue parity
After ten months of analysis, discussions and expert testimony, the UK government has released the results of its inquiry into the Economics of Music Streaming and concluded that the system “needs a complete reset”. The 122-page report lists the reasons…
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US music creator organizations SGA, SCL and MCNA applaud Copyright Office “best practices” recommendations to the MLC
Groups also warn “there is a long way to go” toward identifying the proper recipients of unmatched royalties. The Songwriters Guild of America (SGA), the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL), and the Music Creators of North America (MCNA) coalition…
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FTMI partner, CIAM welcomes the Ivors Academy to its global family of creator alliances
Fair Trade Music International partner organization, the International Council of Music Creators, has welcomed the Ivors Academy of Music Creators as CIAM Observers. Aligned with the goals of CIAM, the new connection with the Ivors Academy allows music creators in…
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Physical sales and downloads: Why they still matter to music creators
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Music Creators North America (MCNA) shared the following article today which posed the question: how important are the sales of CDs, vinyl records and downloads to artists, songwriters, composers and record labels? This question has become a hot topic recently…
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FTMI signs “Declaration to End Anti-Black Racism in the Canadian Music Industry”
Toronto, Canada – 2 Jun 2021: Fair Trade Music International (FTMI) has become the latest organization to sign the “Declaration to End Anti-Black Racism in the Canadian Music Industry” on the one-year anniversary of #BlackOutTuesday. This virtual signing event was…
Read More Eddie Schwartz honoured with SOCAN Cultural Impact Award
We are delighted to announce that long-standing board member and ex-chair of Fair Trade Music International, Eddie Schwartz, has been awarded the 2021 SOCAN Cultural Impact Award for his international influence as a songwriter. His impact as a songwriter on…
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Coalition of songwriter groups calls for fairness on US mechanical rates
On May 17, 2021, a coalition of international songwriter groups sent the following letter to the US Copyright Royalty Board. Addressed to chief copyright royalty judge, Jesse M. Feder; and copyright royalty judges, David R. Strickler and Steve Ruwe in…
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Honoring indigenous American music creators and artists
Update from advisory committee member, Charles Sanders: “It was my honor this afternoon to moderate an A2IM Panel that included three of the best young singer songwriters working and writing today: Quinn Christopherson, Raye Zaragoza and Katherine “KP” Paul (Black…
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