Originally Posted by Bill Robinson
Kevin
Isn't there a difference between Streams and spins on internet hosting vs radio?
If your song is being played on an Internet radio(One that actually pays royalties since most make to waive the royalty) you get a certain amount per spin.


I may be mistaken on this, but streams and songs played on internet radio are basically the same thing and would be paid at the same rate.

Originally Posted by Bill Robinson

If you have your song hosted through CD Baby and it is on Napster, I-Tunes, Spotify, etc. it is paid differently and they do pay, you can't waive that. Even if they are inconsistent in the amount.


Those are fees paid to the artist and are not the same as mechanical royalties which are paid to the writers and publishers.

Originally Posted by Bill Robinson

And I believe mechanicals are paid on copies PRESSED not sold. Paid in advance


The big labels consider the first few hundred copies to be promotional copies and typically will not pay the artists, but I do not know if that extends to the mechanical royalties or not.

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