Fah Q Pump Audio
So Pump Audio/Getty Images dropped royalties from 50% to 35% recently, citing their inability to run their business effectively (they need to 'support' their workforce, which means they have no idea how to sell music like they sell photos). I figured it was found money and ok for a couple of surprise checks a year, until I discovered something worse: they republish stuff and take the credit as artist. So the chances of me gaining some recognition through their efforts are ZERO.
If there's no chance of my income increasing with them based on my skills, fuck them. I'm not signing their crap and immediately sending a letter asking them to remove all my music from their catalog (though I'd like to know how to check - they could use my stuff without me knowing afaik).
Two options for licensing I'm going to try are
I'll try to upload some stuff in the next week (maybe I can find the material up at Pump Audio) and try them both out.
