Best of Last Week from The Auditrix

• 7 qualities of addictive games
• California Copyright Conference's "Are You Getting Paid? Best Practices for Unmatched Royalties" panel discussion, which I recapped here.

#IRespectMusic at the California Copyright Conference

• Why most people aren’t downloading apps anymore - Quartz

• UMG earns a "‘listener hour guarantee,’ which they know is going to up their compensation by about 40% — since it’s per listener hour, not per track, the artist gets screwed because it’s not attributable to a track, so the artist doesn't get a royalty." - Per Rich Bengloff of A2IM
• 30 years of the #music #industry in 30 seconds | Geek-Cetera
• Per @schuylermmoore 506 offerings are outside of #state #laws
  #crowdfunding @BHBA_EntLaw 

• Your Music #crowdfunding article by omarshamout (featuring quotes from me) - @LABJcommunity

• Six Strikes plan to eliminate piracy finally operating at ‘full capacity’
• What I spoke about last week to #business #managers:

Highlights from The California Copyright Conference's October 2014 Music Royalties Dinner

Last week, the California Copyright Conference presented a panel discussion entitled, "Are You Getting Paid? Best Practices for Unmatched Royalties"

October 2014 California Copyright Conference: L-R: Scott Berenson – Director, Claims Department at SoundExchange; Jake Wisely - President The Bicycle Music Company; Diane Snyder Ramirez – Vice President Royalty Accounting & Administration, Royalty Review Council; Chris Castle – Founder, Christian L. Castle, Attorneys, Austin; Anne Cecere – BMI, California Copyright Conference President; Not Pictured: Eric Palmquist - Vice President, Audit & Income Tracking, BMG Chrysalis

I tweeted a few insights from the panelists, such as:

One highlight was when panelist Chris Castle called on Henry Gradstein to speak on state copyright protection of pre-1972 sound recordings:

Henry Gradstein at the California Copyright Conference: Section 980 in California was amended to allow for common law (c) protection

But, a few tweets can't impart all of the valuable information that the panelists shared. To view the complete discussion, click here to join the California Copyright Conference.

#IRespectMusic

Eventually materials from the program will be uploaded here for anyone to access free-of-charge.