Locking Down Corona-Royalties: Online Concert Revenue and How to Secure It
Moderator: Emmanuel Legrand
In a confluence of events, organizations like SOCAN, CMRRA and other rights-holder advocates were already hammering out rules for licensing and royalties for online performances before COVID and social distancing made the ‘Net the only venue in town. Performing live on Facebook? Yep, there’s a royalty for that. But in many ways, performance monetization is a different ballgame online, with more licenses than you’d need for playing a club, and different pay-scales depending on whether the event will be recorded, available online in perpetuity, and whether or not it’s geo-specific. It’s your virtual money. Find out what you’ve got coming to you.
