Believe it or not, as a consumer, there is absolutely no way for me to obtain any of these rights. There's no button to click in iTunes, no publisher's site to visit, no way to find out who owns what. In fact, iTunes doesn't even tell you who the composer
Most of YouTube Inc.'s agreements with record labels don't address royalties for music publishers, who control the copyrights to the words and music underlying the recordings. YouTube or its partners must locate parties ranging from studios to actors, and
It's perfection and elegance have attracted many smart people to believe in it and at the same time have prevented its fans from realizing that it's never, ever, ever going to happen. Incremental solutions virtually always win. Collective licensing is
Don’t ask! Hell, record execs are too busy in marketing meetings figuring out how to get their wares placed in the few existing slots on radio so they don’t get fired to pay attention to your wacky idea until it gets traction.
