What is the Piano Tiles revenue principle?

What is the Piano Tiles revenue principle?

• A. When a recording is used on a platform, all revenue goes to the recording copyright owner.
• B. When a recording is used, revenue is split between song and recording owners.
• C. When no recording is used (only the song is performed), all revenue flows to the song copyright owner only.
• D. Revenue is exclusively determined by the license terms.

Answer: (C)

The principle hinges on two separate streams in music rights: the publishing (song) rights and the master (sound recording) rights. If a platform uses only the composition itself—meaning no actual recording of the performance is used—there is no master recording involved to monetize. In that case, all revenue generated from that use goes to the song copyright owner (the publisher/composer), because the income comes from exploiting the underlying musical work, not a recorded performance. If a real recording were used, the master owner would typically have a separate revenue stream, and depending on licenses, the funds might be shared between the song owner and the recording owner. The other options imply scenarios involving a master recording or rely on license terms in a broad way, which isn’t the situation described when no recording is used.

The principle hinges on two separate streams in music rights: the publishing (song) rights and the master (sound recording) rights. If a platform uses only the composition itself—meaning no actual recording of the performance is used—there is no master recording involved to monetize. In that case, all revenue generated from that use goes to the song copyright owner (the publisher/composer), because the income comes from exploiting the underlying musical work, not a recorded performance.

If a real recording were used, the master owner would typically have a separate revenue stream, and depending on licenses, the funds might be shared between the song owner and the recording owner. The other options imply scenarios involving a master recording or rely on license terms in a broad way, which isn’t the situation described when no recording is used.