We could just use the lightning network Vs Artists/Musicians are required to register with the following organizations to gain permissions and receive royalty payments in the U.S. : Mechanical Royalties (Composition) Interactive Streaming: The MLC (Mechanical Licensing Collective) — Register: themlc.com Physical/Digital Downloads: Harry Fox Agency (HFA) or Music Reports — Register: hfa.harryfox.com (publishers only; songwriters join via publisher) Public Performance Royalties (Composition) ASCAP — Register: ascap.com BMI — Register: bmi.com SESAC — Invitation only GMR (Global Music Rights) — Invitation only Digital Performance Royalties (Sound Recording/Master) Non-interactive streaming (SiriusXM, Pandora Radio): SoundExchange — Register: soundexchange.com Interactive streaming (Spotify/Apple): Paid via distributor (DistroKid, TuneCore, CD Baby) or record label — Register with distributor directly Foreign Neighboring Rights (Sound Recording) International radio airplay (outside US): PPL (UK) — Register: ppluk.com (collects for US artists in UK/EU)

“Do you want to get a real ID today?” No “Why not?” That’s a conversation for another time.

OPEN THE PIT This is my Pop’s guitar rig. Finally put an attenuator in it for him. The gain on these amps wants to run hot like a sports car, but you’ll likely go deaf once the volume knob hits 3. The attenuator goes between the amp and the speaker and allows you to push the tubes while lowering the actual output volume.

Bell of Peace, Hiroshima. A-bombed Trees. taken after Nostrasia.

Gm fuck israel

FOSSclaw vs OpenAIclaw

Marty Supreme was awesome.

Gm 🍵 🍃

Have any musicians here been through a copyright lawsuit? I had to go through one with a label when I was just starting out. It drained my spirit in every way. Ended up having to sell my rights in the end anyways. The lawyer I was working with was generous and didn’t charge me as a “welcome to the industry” lesson. Had he done so, I would have been in debt. It’s my belief that the current copyright/IP law is meant to serve major artists and labels with the resources.

I reactivated Instagram to share the news about the Spotify backup and engage with my musical peers about what comes next. This has become the most shared post I’ve had in my 20 years using META. This is our time.

Regarding the recent Spotify backup: There’s lots of relevant discussion happening on this Hacker News thread, yet no mention of what’s happening here from what I’ve read. I haven’t chimed in yet. If any Nostriches want to engage I think it could be insightful. Could be a good time to introduce some folks to @Stacker News in the process.

Backing up Spotify | Hacker News