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Songwriters Lose Out on Royalties
http://www.wsj.com/articles/songwriters-lose-out-on-royalties-1444864895

This Wall Street Journal article interviews publishers who say that systems used by Spotify and others do not adequately keep track of whom to pay.

Global Release Day
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/music-industry-sets-friday-as-new-global-release-day-20150226

Starting July 10, 2015, Global Release Day will allow artists to use social media campaigns to reignite excitement and a sense of occasion around the release of new music.

Whack-A-Mole: A Brief History of Music Piracy in China
http://www.chinamusicbusiness.com/article/whack-a-mole-a-brief-history-of-music-piracy-in-china/

Copyright owners have long lamented rampant media piracy in China. As recently as 2011, virtually all music downloads in China were unauthorized.

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/tv_radio.htm

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is an independent public organization that regulates and supervises the Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications systems.

FACTOR
http://www.factor.ca

The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings has been managing federal funds since the inception of the Sound Recording Development Program in 1986 (now known as the Canada Music Fund) and started out with an annual budget of $200,000. To date, FACTOR is providing in excess of $14 million annually to support the Canadian music industry.

World Music Sales Figures
http://www.ifpi.org

IFPI represents the recording industry worldwide, with a membership comprising some 1,400 record companies in 66 countries and affiliated industry associations in 45 countries. They publish annual reports on global music sales.

International Music Managers Forum
http://immf.com

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IMMF) is a global nongovernmental organization, which has as its members national federations of music managers in 15 countries. Its mission is to foster awareness of the importance of the rights of artists as the creators of copyright, and therefore of culture, and the essential role that managers play in protecting the rights and role of their clients in this regard.

International Performing Rights Organizations
http://www.bmi.com/international/entry/reciprocal_representation_agreements_foreign_performing_rights_societies

Listing of international PROs with reciprocal agreements with BMI who represent foreign composers and music publishers.