Leaked Contract Shows SoundCloud’s Plans For Ad-Free Subscriptions And Paying Labels

{rss:content:encoded} Leaked Contract Shows SoundCloud’s Plans For Ad-Free Subscriptions And Paying Labels http://ift.tt/1FQtxAK http://ift.tt/1eLXc5j June 02, 2015 at 12:02AM  SoundCloud is desperately trying to go legal and pay royalties before labels pull their music from the streaming service. A contract for legal licensing with independent music publishers shows just how much that could cost the Berlin-based startup. Though this copy of the contract is unsigned, the National Music Publishers’ Association and SoundCloud last month announced they had struck… Read More