Muserk is announcing Muserk VID, a joint venture with Japan’s Video Research to tackle Japanese rights Management
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The Math of Matching – Part 1
Streaming music leaves rights owners – particularly the publisher, society, composer, author groups – with two major challenges. The Digital Service Providers (DSP’s) like Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Tidal, Deezer, Pandora, etc, can send anywhere from 1.5 to 5 million different tracks in a monthly usage report resulting in a massive volume of data to process
Read MoreAutomated Copyright Administration – Where Technology Meets Process
In the last two decades, we have watched the music industry explode with innovation. Today, all that is required to listen to nearly any piece of musical content is an internet connection. Likewise, the basic tools necessary for creating said content now come pre-packaged with most computers. These simple facts are often taken for granted, as is the value we assign to music and those who are responsible for bringing it to our devices.
Read MoreMuserk Announces Partnership with Japan’s Largest Musical Copyright Administration Society JASRAC
Muserk is happy to announce that we are partnering with the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC). JASRAC is not only the biggest copyright administration society in Japan, it is one of the largest rights societies outside of the United States. We will be leveraging proprietary tools like MPAC® and MMatch® to ensure a seamless collection of JASRAC’s U.S.-based mechanical rights on YouTube.
Read MoreApplying Fuzzy Matching to Composition Metadata
At Muserk, we spend a great deal of time and effort claiming royalties on behalf of composition copyright holders. Part of this process involves matching metadata we receive from clients to metadata generated by streaming services known as record linkage. One of the techniques we use to solve this problem is called fuzzy matching.
Read MoreHow Our Office Prepared Us To Be A Remote Team
As many startups do, Muserk began as a fully remote team. Once our business solidified, workflows increased and collaboration became increasingly more important. The logical next step was to get as many people as possible into one place. With team members all over the world, however, we couldn’t expect the entire company to move to Nashville.
Read MoreBillboard – South African Music Rights Agency Partners With Tech Firm To Boost Streaming Collections
South Africa’s CAPASSO has partnered with Muserk to collect royalties from music streaming services in North and South America. Read the Full Article
Read MoreMuserk Partnering With South Africa’s Largest Mechanical Rights Organization (CAPASSO)
Muserk has announced that we are partnering with South Africa’s largest mechanical rights organization, the Composers, Authors and Publishers Association (CAPASSO). Leveraging tools like MMatch®, Muserk will help CAPASSO spread their wings, and be a leader, not only in emerging markets like Africa, but every market worldwide.
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