An Extended FAQ on the CRB’s Rate Determination Battle

A battle over online music publishing rates between digital services on one side and publishers and songwriters on the other us continuing to heat up in the wake of a court decision that struck down a ruling that would have boosted the royalties by 44% over the years 2018 to 2022.
Like most things having to do with the Copyright Royalty Board, a three-judge body that determines certain royalties, the conflict is complicated and important — and moving at the speed of litigation.
On July 28,