Am i entitled to this amount? How should I compensate them? And what forms or processes? I am a producer and engineer. I am parting ways with a client on personal grounds. He has paid for studio time, nothing else. We have no formal contract. What would my obligations to him be? Where can one get sample agreements so that paid studio musicians do not come back and claim a copyright? When I write I have the melody in my head and forward over during the process of song recording.
I have no written contract work for hire however pay for studio time and receipt for services. Additionally I did the poor man copy, digital recording, handwritten and typed lyrics.
Question is do I include music composer since he produce works when feeling out application and do I file only on my behalf since I created the lyric and singing? We assume that the actual composer cannot prove his ownership.
I sang background vocals on a song…and now the song is being promoted as a single…there is no mentioned of me on the singles credits…nor have I been involved in any promo or shows…what are my legal rights…no paperwork was signed. Hi,I used other audio for my cover video by taking permission with youtuber. The producer of that audio is someone else. In this case copyright ownership belongs to whom a producer or youtuber? I find a song that I like well and that I know is not claimed rights on, can I then claim ownership of this song?
Do I need to have him and the studio sign a work for hire? Partho oraw- September 24, reply I find a song that I like well and that I know is not claimed rights on, can I then claim ownership of this song?
Thank you. Copyright is such a minefield in the music industry — check your position before crossing the danger zone! Me and my friend made a song for a film I gave the music rights to Production House in The movie never ended up being released in So we decided to pull the song out and release it on my own in Now the producer is claiming I cannot release the song without his permission and taking legal action.
Is it possible for me to give ownership of my original songs to my children and still be listed as the author? I would want them to get the royalties, I am just wondering if they would then be listed as the author of the works. I composed a song for a film that never got released. What happens If I uploaded the song I composed and uploaded to youtube without lyricist permission.
If I wrote the lyrics to a rap song, and the beat was given to me, can I copyright not only the lyrics but also the beat? Make him sign a agreement for the beat just on case you track become hit.. Bob Dylan just sold his catalog to Universal. I assume the copyright goes to Universal, therefore, does Bob Dylan need permission from Universal to perform songs in public?
If I wrote the chorus to a xmas song and sent it to the person who sang it and they recorded it for a group signed by sony and it is being released worldwide with no featuring artist and no recognition for the work and she hasnt signed any paperwork.. If I have composed a song and have had a work for hire drummer to do the drums and then hire a Bass player and he wants performing rights for his parts is he entitled to them.
I told him the chords and the progression and told him to play it however he wants as long as it works with the song. We agreed upon a price for each song as well. But still, does that entitle him to any rights. If I hire a musician to record on a session does a work for hire agreement necessitate that they need to be a W2 employee or can that person be hired and paid as an independent contractor?
This is very interesting. I wrote the lyrics to a song, and my guitarist composed the music to the song. Does the guitarist dictate what musicians to use once the song is ready to record? What rights do we each have in choosing musicians? I took a old speech from a interview and put it on my track did i need a copyright or licence to before to release my track?. Now the company folded up in the early 80s and another company bought their equipment and now this year the new company is claiming ownership of my album.
Are they right? And this new company is selling the album to reissue companies and publishing companies collecting money. How can I get back the ownership of the album after more than forty years? Please help. Recorded a song with a producer I had a production contract with. The song was for my album featuring the artist. His album got rejected and he begged to use the song. I agreed only if he use it as a single. The label loved the song, he told the not to use it because it had 2 verses of me.
I thought the deal feel through but he put the album out it has me featured but no writer credit. What if you compose music for a series of poems from a book. What kind of agreement do you need to have with the poet? I have read your article, it is very meticulous and detailed, the content is also very unique, thank you for sharing this article. The vocalist was unique and wrote very unique vocal melodies to specifically fit their voice.
Both would share in lyric writing, arrangements, and overall concepts. However, occassionally the guitarist and drummer would contribute to either lyrics, or music ideas. Compared to the main 2 people however, this was about 1 song to every 10 that main people wrote.
When band recorded, all recordings were paid for by 2 main collaborators with some input from other musicians. Never used a producer, band produced all recordings. These were done as demo tapes then onto vinyl when offered distrubition.
Now, years later 2 main collaborators are estranged. What if the other wants to put up a fight and say it was all their idea alone? What proof would the fighting party need and what proof would the other collaborator need? Also from now on, the vocalist is going to have everything written down and signed and done correctly. I wrote and produced a song for an artist. The only thing the artist did was sing on the song. From a legal stand point, who should own the copyright and what is the recommended payout when it comes to royalties?
I have been working on a fund raising song project that involves multiple artists. The song is being recorded and features several guest artists, adding instrumentation, etc. And, some of them are writing their own parts to the song. Unfortunately, the artist who wrote the song, already licensed it through BMI for himself.
He believes because he wrote the song, he owns the song and its royalties. No agreements were put into place prior to this happening. Any advice on what should be done? The idea was for the song to raise funds for a charity. Thank you,. You can be denied, in my experience, based on a bunch of things. If they don't want the song to be in your film, your given budget's not high enough, song is very hard to license, etc. Obviously how many seconds of the song you want to use will matter.
You could always choose US only and limited 1 year rights to cut the cost, as well as no-internet. The best thing would be having a music supervisor so you don't have to do this yourself. Anthony, thank you! My mind is blown -- as Viktor said you "might have posted the most helpful answer ever"! What if I know a composer personally? How do we work things out if he writes my score? I know two talented and eager composers. Thanks, but the advice is very USA-centric and for film distribution.
I found out that every country has different rules, even when I buy worldwide rights some countries still get blocked in YouTube, and you have to fight copyright claims. And also there are different kinds of licenses, some are web only, some Broadcast etc, each step getting more expensive. Talk to the record label and be clear how the media is consumed web, conference, size of following, length of use, etc. Copyrights for recordings are often owned or administered by record labels, although in some cases, artists may have retained or regained ownership of their recordings.
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