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by Gary E. Andrews - 04/15/24 07:08 PM
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Here's a hot new article with many interesting and supportive comments brewing on the Digital Music News website. Title: An Artist Finally Gets the Guts to Take on TuneCore Posted on: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 by Paul Resnikoff (Founder/Reporter/Editor) Article linkwww.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2013/12/18/tunecorepredatoryArticle introThis is the type of artist that used to be TuneCore's biggest cheerleader. Now, he’'s decided to speak out against unfair and predatory practices that have emerged at the company, and risk the ramifications that come with that. Steven's premise is that TuneCore, which began as a way to help and protect artists, has reverted back to the old industry model of exploitation at every opportunity. He then lists his first two points of main contention: * First, TuneCore pulled a "bait and switch" retroactive change to the terms and conditions of its Publishing Administration deal. * Second, TuneCore is making a rights grab to control my music in YouTube. Insights and commentsWhat Cravis didn't know was that Tunecore was going to change the terms of their agreed upon non-exclusive deal in the middle, making them exclusive. Steve says: "Suddenly I (and potentially thousands of other TuneCore artists) would have to drop out of other non-exclusive synch licensing arrangements and give TuneCore my rights exclusively in exchange for TuneCore continuing to provide its service." It's only natural that Steven wonders how many thousands of other artists TuneCore tricked with this bait and switch maneuver. Then he goes on to explain how TuneCore grabbed unauthorized copyrights to his YouTube royalty (performance income) rights. At the bottom of the article, Steven posts a series of 9 email messages (truncated) which went back and forth between him and the TuneCore management. The emails are dated from February through December 2013 to show how this story started and unfolded. Please note, if you are using TuneCore for any of your publishing admin or licensing sales services, I urge that you carefully read the terms of service, and if you haven't already started with TuneCore, be sure to read them carefully and consider running them by a qualified entertainment attorney to be sure of the terms and your rights.
There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself. -- Johann Sebastian Bach MichaelBorges.comLicenseQuote.com
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I was an early Tunecore supporter at their beginning. Soon after the honeymoon was over and they started changing and it became too expensive. I bailed out a long time ago and watched from far the model transform into the "exclusivity deal" that Steven talks about.
All this under the pretense that "artists needed to be careful not to be exploited". A good joke...
ah, power...
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Hi Michael:
Thanks for sharing this unfortunate story. Greed to the max. Sure makes me glad I never participated with them. Constant change (for the worst) seems to be the "norm" these days. A sad commentary on these times.
Merry Christmas, my friend... and continued success to you.
Dave
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Thanks Ariel and Dave for your replies! I couldn't agree more, the exploitation warning pretense is a joke, and constant change (for the worse) seems to be the norm these days.
I hope more artists, songwriters and composers discover this post about the "woes" with TuneCore, and should be a feather in CD Baby's cap!
There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself. -- Johann Sebastian Bach MichaelBorges.comLicenseQuote.com
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We should keep our eyes open when reading the fine prints. Even CD Baby has some delicate points to think about concerning publishing rights.
Michael summed it right when saying "carefully read the terms of service... and consider running them by a qualified entertainment attorney to be sure of the terms and your rights."
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