Mandatory Streaming Fee to Fund Musician Compensation
This law establishes a mandatory additional fee added to music streaming subscriptions, equal to 50% of the subscription price (minimum $4, maximum $10). This money will fund the Artist Compensation Royalty Fund, designed to provide royalty payments to musicians. Citizens who subscribe to streaming services will face higher costs for accessing music.
Key points
Subscription cost increase: Paid streaming service users will incur an additional fee (50% of the subscription fee, ranging from $4 to $10) dedicated to the new fund.
Artist support: The Fund collects these fees plus 10% of streaming platforms' non-subscription revenue, distributing payments to eligible musicians.
Artist definition: Payments are restricted to human creators; corporate entities and fully generative artificial intelligence are excluded.
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