Get to Know Usage Indicators
You may have noticed some things that were a bit different the last time you logged in to your SoundExchange Direct account. That’s because we’ve added a new feature to improve your user experience. Meet the usage indicator. The...
Updated Matching Service Provides Licensees with Enhanced Data
By Paul BoyetteSoundExchange has recently updated its Repertoire Matching Service, a tool within Licensee Direct that enables licensees to obtain International Standard Recording Codes (ISRCs) for their tracks in bulk. This service helps...
SoundExchange Signs Joint Letter Urging for Prioritization of National Treatment in Future Trade Agreements
SoundExchange, along with a coalition of nine other music industry organizations, sent a letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert E. Lighthizer urging him to make full national treatment for sound recordings a priority in...
SoundExchange Testifies Before Senate on Protecting the Rights of Music Creators
Today, SoundExchange Chief Legal Officer Colin Rushing will testify at a briefing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss the scope of music rights in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). In his testimony, Rushing declared,...
Maximize Your International Royalties with Augmented Metadata
Are you a sound recording owner (SRO) that has given SoundExchange the mandate to collect international royalties on your behalf? If so, we may require additional sound recording metadata in order to register and collect royalties for this...
Direct Deposits: One Step to Faster Payments
Why switch to direct deposit? The direct deposit option makes you eligible for monthly payments (assuming you meet the $100 balance threshold) instead of quarterly payments for checks, and it allows for faster receipt of your royalties...
New Licensee Direct Feature: Online Updates to Minimum Fee Forms
SoundExchange is making it easier for licensees to update the information they provide on their annual minimum fee forms. Licensees can now make online changes to those forms. Prior to this new feature, Licensees needed to submit a paper...
SoundExchange, Entertainment Community Ask Congress for Financial Relief During Coronavirus Pandemic
Today, SoundExchange joined organizations from across the entertainment community to ask Congress to address the unique nature of our community’s work when it develops an aid package in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Payroll...
A Note from Michael Huppe on SoundExchange Distributions and Operations During the Coronavirus
Dear SoundExchange Family, I’m reaching out to share some thoughts on the tragedy gripping our world, and how SoundExchange is reacting. Like you, I’ve been glued to the news to better understand the impact of the spread of coronavirus,...
SoundExchange Files Comments Under U.S. Trade Representative’s “Special 301” Review
For the first time, SoundExchange filed comments today asking the U.S. Trade Representative to take action against six countries—UK, France, Australia, Japan, the Netherlands, and Canada – that discriminate against American music...