Here's WTF happened this week:

A funding gap sees the future of 2SER at risk, Live Nation Concerts was declared a monopolist in the US and indie venues in the UK calling for transparency from the music collecting society PRS for Music.

https://elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-31/

#CommunityRadio #2SER #Music #LiveNation #Copyright #MusicRoyalties

Here is how your music subscription currently works. You pay. Your money goes into a pool with everyone else's money. The platform takes 30%. The remaining pool is divided among all rights holders in proportion to their share of total global streams.

If you listen exclusively to independent Australian musicians, your subscription is still subsidising the artists who dominate the global stream count. You have no meaningful say in who your money reaches.

The user-centric model works differently: your subscription goes to the artists you actually listen to. The Pack's 1:1 model is this written into cooperative governance - not a policy subject to revision when major rights holders push back, or when shareholders decide they deserve a bigger slice of the pie.

We don't think this is a difficult decision. It's just a different decision about whose interests the platform was designed to serve. We think it should be musicians, not billionaire tech-bros.

New blog on the pro-rata system, the user-centric alternative, and what $7 a month means when you get to direct it.

👉 https://www.packmusic.au/blog/thepackbonus

#UserCentricPayments #MusicRoyalties #StreamingModel #IndependentMusic #ThePackMusic #FairPay #MusicianOwned #EthicalStreaming

I was pretty flatout with WikiCon Australia 2026 Canberra but here's what happened this week:

An Australian musician is raising awareness about the opacity of the international music royalty system and news organisations blocking archiving by the Wayback Machine threaten the historical record.

https://elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-30/

#Copyright #Music #MusicRoyalties #InternetArchive #WaybackMachine @wm_au

Independent artists are now receiving nearly half of all Spotify royalty payouts. The shift is real, but you only see that money if your credits are actually locked in. Don't leave your publishing to chance.

#SplitChord #MusicRoyalties #IndieArtist #SplitSheets

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🔗 Full guide: https://www.hpmusic.id/en/post/how-to-invest-in-music-royalties-earn-passive-income-like-a-pro

#MusicRoyalties #InvestInMusic #RoyaltyInvesting #MusicBusiness #HPmusic

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#MusicRoyalties #PassiveIncome #InvestInMusic #RoyaltyInvesting #MusicBusiness #HPmusic

Napster's identity crisis continues: from piracy pioneer to legitimate streamer to... royalty deadbeat? $3.4M lawsuit from SoundExchange suggests they're still figuring out how to handle music properly. 🎵💰

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/18/1921253/napster-and-sonos-sued-for-millions-in-unpaid-music-royalties

#Napster #Sonos #MusicRoyalties