Arizona Songwriters Association

Join a virtual webinar hosted by The California Copyright Conference to learn about the tensions between the music publishing community and Spotify, in connection with Spotify’s reduction in payment of streaming mechanical royalties to songwriters and music publishers, due to Spotify claiming it qualifies to pay a discounted “bundle” rate for premium subscriptions it characterizes as “Bundled Subscription Offerings.”

The webinar is 2:30 p.m. PST/3:30 p.m. MST (Arizona time).

Topics of discussion will include the following:

1. History of the CRB Phonorecords IV settlement proceeding, as well as the Phonorecords IV’s determination of rates and terms;
2. Spotify’s position on reclassifying its premium subscription as a bundled service and why Spotify thinks it’s entitled to a discounted bundle rate, pursuant to Phonorecords IV;
3. The Mechanical Licensing Collective v. Spotify USA Inc. complaint;
4. NMPA’s outreach to Congress to overhaul the compulsory license in the Copyright Act to “permanently fix the power imbalance” to songwriters;
5. NMPA legal complaint against Spotify with the FTC;
6. Letter to the US Register of Copyrights from lawmakers, questioning Spotify’s bundling in light of the Music Modernization Act; and
7. Other DSPs’ position on bundling (e.g., Amazon Music and YouTube Music) .

If time permits, there will also be time for Q&A after the presentation.

Moderator:

Charley Londoño | Counsel Plus, Co.; and Of Counsel at The Peter Law Group

Panelists:

Ashley Joyce | Senior Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs, NMPA Michelle Lewis | CEO, Songwriters Of North America (SONA) Adam Parness | Adam Parness Music Consulting (Former Global Head of Music Publishing at Spotify, Amazon, Pandora)

Advance Reservation:

CCC Members $0 per person | Non-members $5 per person

Please register for this webinar by 1:30pm PST on Tuesday, February 18, 2025