“PROs have become monopolistic; large opaque organisations lacking meaningful oversight”
Without songwriters, the live music industry does not exist. Fans paying to see the songs they love being performed by their favourite musicians provides the income that everyone reading this article has built their livelihoods on.
So it’s only right and proper that songwriters are also able to earn a living from the exploitation of their work and talents.
The established remuneration mechanism for songwriters (and their publishers) involves signing public performance rights to the relevant performing rights organisation…
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Adam Elfin of PACE Rights Management puts the case for direct licensing bringing about a reduction in the fees imposed by PROs when licensing festival live performances
Comment 21 September 2016