Policy Change For Korea Music Copyright Association After Stream Of Producer Complaints

South Korean song makers have long expressed their discontent over what they claim as problematic royalty payment schemes, but all that is about to change this month.

The Korea Music Copyright Association has announced that starting in April, a new system will be implemented, reports Allkpop. The association hopes this will bring more clarity and transparency in how royalty payments are doled out to producers, composers and artists.

"Originally, we would calculate the percentage of the ratio between the songs that the association was managing from the total number of songs that MelOn or other distribution companies have and calculate the revenue from that. It would be calculated from the ratio of the songs that we manage," a representative from the association reportedly said.

"Now that the system has changed, we would divide the total amount after seeing what each organization is managing and their rights to the song," the representative added.

One of the complaints about the old system was that it was hard to get a proper gauge of the total revenue made by a song, which in turn made it hard for song creators to determine how much was really due them in terms of royalty payments. The new system is expected to provide better accounting of revenues for each song being sold in all distribution channels.

In addition to the new royalty scheme, the association has also promised to pay outstanding royalties earned from streaming services to artists.

The issue of proper royalty payments came to the fore when artists Gary and Mad Clown raised concerns back in Janaury, according to Allkpop.

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