Spotify’s takedown of a significant number of comedy routines is only a small part of a larger movement to secure new royalties for spoken word.
On Nov. 24, the day before Thanksgiving, Spotify quietly took down many of the comedy recordings it offers, including spoken performances from major comics such asThese takedowns are just the most visible sign of a behind-the-scenes push to get comedians and other spoken word artists royalties for their underlying works, as well as for their recordings.
Unlike music, however, comedy has lacked an organization to license and collect royalties for the public performance or reproduction of these works. Since 2019, two have sprung up: Spoken Giants and Word Collections, which aim to license and collect on spoken word works the way ASCAP and BMI work with songs.says comedians have lacked such an organization until now because they “traditionally expect to make their money off of production deals, TV shows, movies and live gigs.
Word Collections has a slightly different approach. “We don’t want to break the system,” says Price. “We want to be efficient and work within what everyone is used to.” In music, however, ASCAP and BMI operate under antitrust consent decrees that constrain their ability to negotiate, and mechanical royalties are determined by a “rate court”; Spoken Giants and Word Collections are unregulated, with the ability to negotiate in the free market.
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