Warner: Music Games Must Pay More [Aug 07, 2008, 11:50 am ET] – 24 Comments
Warner Music Chief Executive Edgar Bronfman says he thinks music games will
need to pay greater licensing fees in the future to include songs in music-based
games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero. This seems to defy the
logic that such games have actually benefited music sales by creating
a
new revenue stream for songs and
sparking renewed interest in
older artists and their materials, but he does not see it that way, as he says,
"The amount being paid to the music industry, even though their games are
entirely dependent on the content we own and control, is far too small." Must be
heartening to be a musician and hear a label refer to your music as "content we
own and control."
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