“So far, no songwriter I’ve spoken to who signed to a major publisher has seen any YouTube royalties on their mechanical royalty statements. How can this be?”
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Why The Human Brain Prefers Harmony
“It may lie in the very structure of the ear and brain, which are designed to respond to the elegantly spaced structure of a harmonious sound.”
Kindle Share Of E-Book Market Is 55 Percent
“Amazon’s share was up from 45% in the second quarter of 2010 and 48% in the second period of 2011, and the increase was aided by the release of the Kindle Fire.”
What Does Penguin Get From Random House Merger? Access
“Experts have estimated that the Random Penguin company, as outside observers clearly prefer it be called, would own about 25 per cent of the global market for books aimed at a general audience.”
Why Should The Arts Be Asked To Solve All Our Problems?
“The arts cannot address social problems directly. And nor should they be asked to. The problems of education, justice, and health are for the politicians to tackle, and it is damaging when they ask culture to do it for them.”