Jody Dunitz, Author at Digital Music News

How the CRB Blew Out the NMPA’s Gaslight on Songwriters

April 19, 2022

Vinyl records, one of several physical formats judged as 'de minimis' by the NMPA (photo: Bru-nO) The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) tried valiantly to serve the labels, its real patrons, in th... Read More...

Why Songwriter Royalty Rates Won’t Be Changing Much — No Matter How Many Copyright Hearings Take Place

Jody Dunitz

November 11, 2021

Photo Credit: Toa Heftiba The interests of songwriters and their publishers aren’t aligned. So why is the most vocal songwriter advocate working for the music publishers? The rate hearings for “streaming mec... Read More...

The Easiest Way to Fix the Streaming Mechanical is to Get Rid of It

Jody Dunitz

September 25, 2017

photo: Kennedy Fotos More than 500 songwriters and publishers are seeking punitive damages for Spotify’s failure to pay mechanical royalties. How did we get here? Interactive 'streaming mechanicals' were in... Read More...

ASCAP: Stop Lying to Congress. You’re Not Helping Songwriters.

Jody Dunitz

May 2, 2017

The music industry is giddy to join the D.C. stampede to deregulate. ASCAP is leading the pack. ASCAP has polls: who knew voters had an opinion about who should set royalty rates? It has Fact Sheets: onl... Read More...

Why Songwriters Are Getting Screwed by the Very People Claiming to Protect Them

Jody Dunitz

January 30, 2017

Songwriters: News Flash! There's No 'S' In 'NMPA'. But there is an ‘S’ in de 'minimis', 'disingenuous', and 'screwed'. The following guest post comes from Jody Dunitz, a longtime entertainment industry exec... Read More...

Songwriters: Why Are Your Rates So Low? Just Follow the Cash…

Jody Dunitz

September 12, 2016

The following guest post comes from Jody Dunitz, a longtime industry executive and investor, with extensive business and legal background in the entertainment industry. On the publishing side, Jody carried... Read More...

Why Songwriters Are Getting Left In the Cold by ASCAP and BMI…

Jody Dunitz

August 24, 2016

Streaming royalty rates are easily the biggest issue facing songwriters right now. So why aren't ASCAP, BMI, or the NMPA fighting the labels over this? The following guest post comes from Jody Dunitz, a for... Read More...

Songwriters: The DOJ Got It Right. Your Sky Is Not Falling.

Jody Dunitz

July 14, 2016

100% licensing: Another gift from the DOJ to songwriters. The publishers’ press machine has declared that the “DOJ has dealt a massive blow to America’s songwriters.” But, what they really mean is: the DOJ ... Read More...

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