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Songwriters get an online royalty collection service — where’s ours?: Once your work goes online, keeping tabs on it can be a full-time job. If it pops up on an unfamiliar site, without your permission, what are your chances of getting paid? As we’ve heard on Story Board previously, it’s more likely you’ll see the work removed from the site than see any cash. TuneCore, a digital music and video distributor, is offering an online royalty collection service for songwriters whose work was streamed or downloaded in any country, including original performances of their songs and cover versions. Songwriters have to pay a one-time setup fee of $49.99, and TuneCore keeps 10 per cent of the money it collects on their behalf.
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