what’s in the
black
box?
$4 Billion
Sat in limbo
Most of it owed to the artists
without a voice
WHAT’S GOING WRONG?
Artists don’t know what royalties exist
REGISTRATION IS CONFUSING
METADATA IS BROKEN
COLLECTING SOCIETIES DON’T CHASE THE ARTIST
Artists MONEY GETS REDISTRIBUTED
TO MAJOR RIGHTS-HOLDERS
Who Gets Left Behind:
Street artists
Self-released producers
Independent vocalists
Global diaspora artists (e.g. Jamaican/Caribbean in the UK)
Quote-style visuals:
“I had 6 songs on radio and didn’t even know I was owed anything.”
“I thought my distro handled it.”