BASCA supports fight for better publishing royalties from digital services

RHIAN JONES

The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) has joined in the debate over remuneration from streaming, asking for a fairer split in the payouts to record labels vs. publishers/songwriters.

BASCA’s CEO Vick Bain (pictured) said the rates received by composers from streaming services such as YouTube are "so dismal" that the people who write the songs can no longer make a "decent living" in the digital environment.

“BASCA totally supports the principle that authors should have ...

Login to access this article

To access this article you need to be a subscriber. If you are a subscriber login below.

Subscribe

If you have previously taken a trial you will need to subscribe to access this article.

Subscribe Now
subscribe link free-trial link

follow us...