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A new report has raised concerns about how royalties from UK club nights are being distributed, revealing that most of the money collected through licensing never reaches the artists who made the tracks being played.

The research, published on 12 November by independent initiative Fair Play, shows that only a small portion of the fees paid by clubs ends up with the creators. Using the example of a medium-sized nightclub paying around £20,000 a year in PRS and PPL licences, the report found that just £5,688 actually gets paid out to artists.

Fair Play’s findings suggest the remaining money is lost through a mix of administrative deductions and gaps in royalty attribution. Roughly £4,200 (21%) is taken up by admin costs, while the largest share, £10,112 (50.6%), is “misallocated” simply because tracks cannot be accurately identified. Altogether, this means around 71.6% of the collected royalties never make it to their rightful recipients.

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The report took six months to compile and includes data analysis as well as interviews across the electronic music community. One of the most worrying insights is how little producers earn from performance royalties. According to the study, 81% of producers see between zero and ten percent of their annual income come from this revenue stream.

The findings add to a growing conversation about transparency in the electronic music world. With club culture relying so heavily on the work of producers, Fair Play argues that current systems are failing the very people who keep dancefloors moving. The group hopes their research will push the industry toward more accurate tracking methods and fairer distribution practices.

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24:T140e,

Μια νέα έκθεση εγείρει σοβαρά ερωτήματα σχετικά με τον τρόπο που κατανέμονται τα δικαιώματα από τα club nights στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, αποκαλύπτοντας ότι το μεγαλύτερο μέρος των χρημάτων που καταβάλλονται μέσω των αδειών χρήσης δεν φτάνει στους καλλιτέχνες που δημιούργησαν τα κομμάτια.

Η έρευνα, που δημοσιεύτηκε στις 12 Νοεμβρίου από την ανεξάρτητη πρωτοβουλία Fair Play, δείχνει ότι μόνο ένα μικρό ποσοστό των ποσών που πληρώνουν τα clubs καταλήγει στους δημιουργούς. Χρησιμοποιώντας ως παράδειγμα ένα μεσαίου μεγέθους nightclub που πληρώνει περίπου £20.000 ετησίως σε άδειες PRS και PPL, η έκθεση διαπιστώνει ότι μόλις £5.688 καταλήγουν τελικά στους καλλιτέχνες.

Σύμφωνα με τη Fair Play, το υπόλοιπο ποσό χάνεται λόγω διοικητικών κρατήσεων και κενών στην απόδοση δικαιωμάτων. Περίπου £4.200 (21%) απορροφώνται από διοικητικά έξοδα, ενώ το μεγαλύτερο μέρος, £10.112 (50,6%), «κατανέμεται λανθασμένα» επειδή τα κομμάτια δεν μπορούν να ταυτοποιηθούν με ακρίβεια. Συνολικά, αυτό σημαίνει ότι περίπου το 71,6% των χρημάτων δεν φτάνει ποτέ στους πραγματικούς δικαιούχους.

Η έκθεση χρειάστηκε έξι μήνες για να ολοκληρωθεί και περιλαμβάνει ανάλυση δεδομένων καθώς και συνεντεύξεις από την κοινότητα της ηλεκτρονικής μουσικής. Ένα από τα πιο ανησυχητικά σημεία είναι το πόσο μικρό μέρος του εισοδήματός τους προέρχεται από performance royalties. Σύμφωνα με τα ευρήματα, το 81% των παραγωγών λαμβάνει από μηδέν έως δέκα τοις εκατό του ετήσιου εισοδήματός του από αυτή την πηγή.

Τα αποτελέσματα αυτά ενισχύουν τη συζήτηση για τη διαφάνεια στη βιομηχανία της ηλεκτρονικής μουσικής. Με το club culture να βασίζεται τόσο έντονα στη δουλειά των παραγωγών, η Fair Play υποστηρίζει ότι το τρέχον σύστημα αποτυγχάνει να στηρίξει τους ανθρώπους που κρατούν τα dancefloors ζωντανά. Η πρωτοβουλία ελπίζει ότι η έρευνα θα αποτελέσει αφορμή για πιο ακριβείς μεθόδους καταγραφής και δικαιότερες διαδικασίες κατανομής δικαιωμάτων.

Μείνε συντονισμένος με το dancetoday — ακολούθησέ μας στα social ή μπες στην κοινότητα μας στο Discord για τα πιο φρέσκα νέα, τάσεις και θέματα που διαμορφώνουν τον κόσμο της ηλεκτρονικής μουσικής.

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