And the publishers behind unaudited titles can incentivise agencies to spend more with them by offering higher volume rebates, paid to the agency when a certain number or value of ads has been bought. This practice can encourage agencies to turn a blind eye to false numbers used to justify their
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The local competition includes art categories that range from oil painting to paint-by-number kits and there are also categories pertaining to all aspects of music, dance, drama and creative writing. Completed applications and visual art entries are due by 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16. Applications may be picked
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U.S. copyright authorities on Saturday decided to increase over the next five years the royalty payments music streaming companies like Spotify and Apple must make to songwriters and music publishers, a trade association for music publishers said. The Copyright Royalty Board of the U.S. Library of
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I've always found joy in creative writing and I love to do it in my free time. At Brooks, I'm currently doubling in English. In addition to AP English, I took a Shakespeare elective first semester and am now taking a Memoir Writing elective. I'm excited to continue pursuing these interests at the college level,
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She was taught by writer Toni Morrison, who said she was “one of the best students I've ever had in my creative writing classes”. MacKenzie Bezos published her debut novel The Testing of Luther Albright in 2005, followed by Traps in 2013. In 2014, she founded anti-bullying organisation Bystander
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Representatives of Apple, Alphabet, Spotify and Amazon did not immediately return requests for comment. Streaming services must pay a fee, known as a “mechanical license,” every time a user listens to a song. These licensing fees are typically paid to music publishing companies like Sony/ATV Music
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