After howls of protest, Discovery has backed away from its plan to eliminate U.S. performance royalties for composers. Having faced considerable backlash from composers’ rights groups, Discovery, parent company of several prominent television channels, has abandoned its plan to cease paying U.S. performance royalties to composers. Discovery revealed a new royalty-distribution system—or lack thereof—in December. … Continue reading Discovery Networks Backtracks On Its Controversial Plan to Ditch Performance Royalties