![]() ![]() ![]() If Spotify thinks songwriters deserve to be paid more, and it’s just a question of by how much and how best to achieve that goal, why did it propose to the CRB to CUT what songwriters earn? Spotify claims songwriters deserve to be paid more, but Spotify fought in the CRB to cut rates, and now Spotify is fighting in an appeal to prevent the rate increase ordered by the CRB. Spotify actually proposed a REDUCTION from the old rates. Did Spotify propose paying songwriters more? No. Spotify put on a case at the CRB trial where it had an opportunity to propose any rate structure it wanted. TRUTH: Let’s start with the most obvious falsehood. The question is how best to achieve that goal. The industry needs to continue evolving to ensure that the people who create the music we all love - artists and songwriters - can earn a living. SPOTIFY SPIN: Does Spotify think songwriters deserve to be paid more? Yes – this is important to songwriters and it’s important to Spotify. If the digital companies withdraw their appeal, so will NMPA. Further, NMPA made clear it would not appeal unless the digital services appealed first. Simple question for Spotify – do you want to reduce or eliminate the rate increase? If the answer is anything but an unqualified “no”, then all songwriters should see right through Spotify’s attempt to divert and distract. Everything else –including Spotify’s attempt to describe its filing as “clarifying elements” of a ruling-is misleading spin. TRUTH: Spotify is appealing the decision of the CRB to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in order to reduce or eliminate the royalty rate increases granted to songwriters by the CRB. An appeal is the only avenue for anyone to clarify elements of the CRB ruling. The National Music Publishers’ Association, or NMPA, also filed an appeal. Spotify, Amazon, Google, and Pandora have each individually appealed the CRB outcome. SPOTIFY SPIN: Is Spotify suing songwriters? No, Spotify is not suing songwriters. ![]()
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