We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/eu-bestseller-clause-dsm-directive-articles-18-22-explained The EU's "bestseller clause": your right to fair pay, yearly statements and a second negotiation https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/eu-bestseller-clause-dsm-directive-articles-18-22-explained Articles 18 to 22 of the EU's 2019 copyright directive give songwriters and performers a right to proportionate pay, a yearly report on what their work earned, a claim for more when a deal turns out lopsided, and a way to take back rights that sit unused. The rules are real, but each country wrote its own version, and most of it only works if you ask. Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers artist-rightscopyrighteucontracts