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Apple will not shut down iTunes

Apple will not shut down iTunes

The report that iTunes will shut down if the royalty rate paid to music artists is hiked was some sort of a joke. Apple’s threat of shutting down the iTunes got deep into the brain Copyright Royalty Board, so the three panel of judges thought it best not to listen to the voice of National Musical Publishers Association. There will be no hike in the present royalty rate (9.1 cents) paid to Music artists. So, iTunes will not shut down. The decision came out on Thursday and left National Musical Publishers Association to bite the dust. There was not much rejoicing Read More...

Apple iTunes shutting down over royalty rate hike?

Apple iTunes shutting down over royalty rate hike?

There is another thorn in the flesh of Apple after the anti trust action against iTunes in Norway. The controversy this time is between Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), Digital Media Association (DMA) represented by Apple, National Music Publisher’s Association and song artists over the proposed hike of royalty fees paid to music artists. The National Music Publisher’s Association earlier submitted a proposal to Copyright Royalty Board in Washington, DC to raise the royalty fees paid to music artists from 9 Cents per song to 15 cents. Digital Media Association including Apple (iTunes) finds this demand as a direct threat to take Read More...