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07.12.2021 / 00:09
Spotify removes top comedians’ content in royalty payments dispute
Spotify has removed the work of hundreds of comedians, including John Mulaney, Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart, amid a new fight over royalty payments.As reported by The Wall Street Journal, a number of high-profile comics are pursuing royalty payments for jokes they’ve written when they’re played on the radio, as well as on digital services like Spotify, Pandora, YouTube, and SiriusXM.Global rights administrator Spoken Giants, who work to ensure that entertainers are properly compensated for