SoundExchange monitors and collects royalties for

SoundExchange monitors and collects royalties for

• A. Non-interactive streaming of sound
• B. Interactive streaming of sound
• C. Terrestrial radio playback
• D. Live performances

Answer: (A)

SoundExchange handles the public performance royalties for digital, non-interactive streams of sound recordings. That means when a service streams music in a radio-like mode where listeners can’t choose specific tracks, SoundExchange collects and distributes the royalties to the recording artists and rights holders. Interactive streaming—where you pick songs on-demand—uses different licensing arrangements and isn’t covered by the same digital performance license. Terrestrial radio playback is traditional broadcast, not digital non-interactive streaming, and live performances fall outside this framework altogether, governed by other licensing paths. So the scenario that fits what SoundExchange monitors and collects royalties for is non-interactive streaming of sound recordings.

SoundExchange handles the public performance royalties for digital, non-interactive streams of sound recordings. That means when a service streams music in a radio-like mode where listeners can’t choose specific tracks, SoundExchange collects and distributes the royalties to the recording artists and rights holders. Interactive streaming—where you pick songs on-demand—uses different licensing arrangements and isn’t covered by the same digital performance license. Terrestrial radio playback is traditional broadcast, not digital non-interactive streaming, and live performances fall outside this framework altogether, governed by other licensing paths. So the scenario that fits what SoundExchange monitors and collects royalties for is non-interactive streaming of sound recordings.