Royalty agreement reached for UK digital music downloads

Iria · Sep 29, 2006, 07:08 AM

Source: Ars Technica
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Record companies and songwriters in the United Kingdom have reached an agreement over royalties covering online digital music sales, including digital music sales and mobile phone ringtones. For the three-year duration of the agreement, songwriters will receive 8 percent of revenues for each song downloaded. The settlement leaves the existing temporary royalty rate unchanged, and is a compromise between the artists, who had demanded a 12 percent royalty rate, and the music companies, who were holding out for 6.5 percent.

Sep 29, 2006, 07:08 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Royalty agreement reached for UK digital music downloads Source: Ars Technica ________ Record companies and songwriters in the United Kingdom have reached an agreement over royalties covering online digital music sales, including digital music sales and mobile phone ringtones. For the three-year duration of the agreement, songwriters will receive 8 percent of revenues for each song downloaded. The settlement leaves the existing temporary royalty rate unchanged, and is a compromise between the artists, who had demanded a 12 percent royalty rate, and the music companies, who were holding out for 6.5 percent.