Songwriters vs. the recording industry: the use and abuse of statistics in UK streaming debates
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Osborne, R. 2023. Songwriters vs. the recording industry: the use and abuse of statistics in UK streaming debates. Popular Music. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261143023000508
Type | Article |
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Title | Songwriters vs. the recording industry: the use and abuse of statistics in UK streaming debates |
Authors | Osborne, R. |
Abstract | In Britain, the Select Committee of the government department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has investigated the economics of streaming and recommended that the share of revenues for record companies should decrease so that songwriters can earn more. This article addresses lobbying activity that has resulted from this recommendation. To support their causes, songwriter representatives and record company organisations have made incorrect or misleading use of data from the report Music Creators’ Earnings in the Digital Age. This article looks at the impact of these uses and provides corrections and alternatives to the statistics that have been employed. It also looks at the importance of the issues that have been raised. In conclusion, it addresses aspects of record company accounting that will need to be considered if an increase for songwriters is to be made at their expense. |
Keywords | Streaming; Lobbying; Songwriters; Record Companies; Statistics |
Sustainable Development Goals | 8 Decent work and economic growth |
Middlesex University Theme | Creativity, Culture & Enterprise |
Research Group | Music group |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Journal | Popular Music |
ISSN | 0261-1430 |
Electronic | 1474-0095 |
Publication dates | |
15 Dec 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 27 Oct 2023 |
Deposited | 14 Feb 2024 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | Popular Music (2023). © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261143023000508 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:001125078300001 |
Language | English |
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