MMF Digital Rights Survey
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The aim of this survey is to get a ‘lay of the land’ as to how record companies, music publishers and CMOs are dealing with and communicating to you about digital royalties, and to find out what issues concern artist managers the most.

YOUR ANSWERS WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL. The initial questions about you and your artists are for internal use only, and will only be seen by the MMF and the company undertaking this research on our behalf, CMU Insights. They are there to verify each respondent and to provide context for the core questions below. If you have any questions about this email fiona@themmf.net

The survey should take no longer than about ten minutes to fill out. You do not need to answer every question, though the more you can answer the more helpful your contribution will be. The deadline for filling out the survey is 19 June, with the results due to be published in early July.  

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Name *
Company Name
Email Address *
Country where you are principally based *
List the artists you currently manage (or link to your roster online if that's easier)
List the labels your artists are currently connected to (either current roster or catalogue)
1. Of the artists you manage, approximately what proportion have…
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Assigned (sold) ALL their recordings to record companies
Retained ownership of ALL their recordings (any deals with labels are distribution deals)
Assigned some of their recordings to record companies while retaining ownership of others
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2. Of the signed artists you manage, approximately what proportion are…
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Signed to deals that specifically mention digital income streams
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3. Of the signed artists you manage, approximately what proportion are involved in the creation of…
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Only sound recording copyrights
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4. Of the signed artists you manage, approximately what proportion are...
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Signed to major labels or publishers (ie a Sony, Universal or Warner subsidiary)
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5. Of the artists you manage being paid a royalty by a record label, which of the following is true...
Some of my artists
All of my artists
None of my artists
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I know what revenue share arrangement the labels have with streaming services for…
I know what minimum guaranteed payments the labels receive for each stream for…
I know what charges are being deducted by the label on digital income before royalties are calculated for…
Digital income is clearly presented on royalty statements for…
My artists are receiving a share of ‘breakage’ (ie unallocated advances from streaming services) for…
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6. Have you ever requested specific information about any of the following from a record label?
Check the box of any you have requested information about
7. Have you been invited to and/or attended briefings about digital income and royalties from any of the following...
Never invited
Invited but didn't attend
Invited and attended
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Any of your artists’ labels…
Any of your artists’ publishers…
Any of your artists’ labels PROs (collecting societies)…
Any digital service providers…
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8. Would you attend future briefings on digital royalties run by any of the following?
Check the box next to those where you would attend (diary permitting)
9. Do you know any of the following?
Check the box if you DO KNOW
10. Performer ‘equitable remuneration’ is currently paid direct to the artist (ie not via their label) on traditional broadcasts and some personalised radio services but not downloads or on-demand streaming services. On what services do you think Performer ER should apply, bearing in mind that this means session musicians as well as featured artists share in revenue?
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11. What do you think is a fair label/artist split on streaming income?
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12. Labels currently receive four to six times more of streaming service revenues than publishers/songwriters. Do you think…
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13. If you were lobbying the major record companies on digital royalty issues what would your priorities be? Rank the following objectives from 1 to 5, with 1 being the MOST important and 5 being the LEAST important.  
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Labels should tell artists and their representatives the specifics of each digital deal (revenue share, minimum guarantees, advances, equity)
Labels should provide artists and their representatives with a clear breakdown of how digital income is processed and what charges are made before royalty splits are calculated
Labels should provide a digital portal that shows all digital income in real time, including usage data and what royalties are due to the artist
Labels should increase the artists’ share on streaming income
Labels should put in place a system to share with artists any profit from the sale of equity in streaming platforms secured as part of a licensing deal
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14. If you were lobbying the political community on digital issues what would your priorities be? Rank the following objectives from 1 to 5, with 1 being the MOST important and 5 being the LEAST important.
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That services like YouTube be prevented from using so called ‘safe harbours’ in order to run services where content owners have to opt-out rather than opt-in
That labels be forced to share information about their digital deals with any beneficiaries of the copyrights they control (or their representatives)
That Performer Equitable Remuneration be extended to cover all streaming services, ie including on-demand services such as Spotify
That a ‘stream’ be specifically defined in copyright law
That US rules governing the collective licensing of publishing rights should be revised to allow American publishers to license digital services direct, as some already do in Europe 
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15. Which of the following statements do you agree with?
Check the box if you agree
16. Are there any other digital issues that concern you?
 If so, tell us about them here
17. If you had a meeting with the boss of a major record company about digital, what would you tell him or her?
18. If you had a meeting with the boss of a streaming service, what would you tell him or her?
19. If you had a meeting with the shareholder of a major record company about digital, what would you tell him or her?
20. If you had a meeting with a political decision maker about digital, what would you tell him or her?
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