The music streaming giant Spotify is indicted by the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), the American SACEM. She considers that Spotify has unduly reduced the income to be allocated to artists.
If the Swedish application is a must for anyone who wants to listen to streaming music, it is also regularly accused of undermining artists’ income. So, at the start of the year, it was the European Parliament that wanted to force companies like Spotify to pay artists better. And today, we are crossing the Atlantic Ocean, where the world leader in the sector is being sued by the MLC.
Income halved
Spotify will have to answer in a federal court in the United States. The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), in charge of the collection and redistribution of revenue for music streaming, has in fact taken the sector giant to court, believing that it was underpaying artists.
According to AFP, Spotify would have decided alone to change the revenue recognition rules linked to its paid plan, which would have resulted in a division by two of these revenues to be paid. The damage would be estimated at several hundred million euros.
Bundled offers called into question
The problem would come from the bundles offered by Spotify, including 15 hours of audiobook content for paying subscribers. An offer that Spotify now considers to be more extensive, with several services offered, which according to its calculations mechanically reduces the percentage of income to be paid to artists.
“ Spotify’s failure to comply has huge consequences for music authors and publishers » complained the MLC. Spotify, for its part, hopes to be able to reach “ a rapid resolution of this matter. » As a reminder, the platform estimates paying around 70% of the revenue generated to artists and publishers. Last year, more than 9 billion euros were distributed, with almost half of this sum allocated to independent artists.
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- Numerous subscription offers depending on everyone’s needs
- Saving content personalization
- An effective interface and ergonomics
Despite some minor flaws (including sound quality about to be improved to better meet new market standards), Spotify remains a benchmark in the field of music streaming. With over 200 million regular users worldwide, it is simply the most popular service today. Thanks to total customization of its service, numerous options for subscribing (or the possibility of enjoying it for free), a simple and effective interface, Spotify is undoubtedly here to last and establish itself for many years to come. as a leader.
Despite some minor flaws (including sound quality about to be improved to better meet new market standards), Spotify remains a benchmark in the field of music streaming. With over 200 million regular users worldwide, it is simply the most popular service today. Thanks to total customization of its service, numerous options for subscribing (or the possibility of enjoying it for free), a simple and effective interface, Spotify is undoubtedly here to last and establish itself for many years to come. as a leader.
Source : Orange News
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