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How a NYTimes reporter collects royalties from hundreds of musicians [video]

37 points| canadianwriter | 4 years ago |youtube.com

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[+] landonxjames|4 years ago|reply
Just finished the video and its pretty shocking how effective his scheme was. Music is already a confusing place when it comes to licensing and many musicians can't afford lawyers to look over every single thing. I feel bad for everyone who was scammed here
[+] sackofmugs|4 years ago|reply
Wow, basically this Ian guy asked thousands of musicians to be their publisher through his wife's secret llc in exchange for massive promotion, acting like it was a small project with a lot of corporate interest. He and his wife took almost all the money those musicians made, and did no promotion.