Did you know that paying off the debt may mean that you have to sell in excess of 1.5 million copies of your album before you receive any recording royalties ?

Did you know that record companies receive money from the broadcasting of music videos but they don’t want to share it with you ?

Did you know that Internet Service Providers want to give away your music, for free, to sell & promote their own services ?

Did you know on a 79p iTunes digital download the artist gets an average of 4.5 pence ?

Did you know on a £3 ringtone, the artist gets an average of 6.5 pence ?

IS THERE ANOTHER WAY FORWARD?

We think so! The "Know More" Campaign is a think tank on the problems facing the music industry in this digital era from the perspective of the Artist/Songwriter and over the coming months we will be highlighting the key issues that need to be debated and some alternative positions that the MMF will be campaigning for. Sign up today and help us fight for a fair future for the artist.

Did you know the BPI (The record company representative body) has actually joined forces with the Music Server Providers (AOL, Yahoo, Apple iTunes, Napster) and the mobile phone networks (Orange, Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile) in an attack on the music writers collection society (MCPS/PRS Alliance) in order to reduce the money paid to artist/writers by at least 30% on digitally distributed music? (know more)


Did You Know that when you sign to a standard record contract for life of copyright it resides with them for 50 years from date of release - due to the fear of key recordings from artists inc the Beatles being in the public domain the industry at large are campaigning for an extension of copyright, read about the Know More's position on Extension of Copyright and why if we get our way your future could look more healthy (know more).

Did you know that in the vast majority of cases the record companies do not pay through income derived from videos played on digital (19 channels and climbing!) and terrestial stations via the collection society VPL despite the fact that artists pay 100% of the video costs under standard contracts. The Know More campaign is working on rectifying this position so that artists of all levels are accounted to properly - Furthermore with the driven demand for music video content via mobile operators and iTunes etc we are campaigning for a fairer position for the artist...more details soon.