Want to do a Promo C.D - Copyright Law...
26 January 2005, 07:46 PM
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Want to do a Promo C.D - Copyright Law...
Hello!
I was thinking of doing a mixed promo c.d of Funky House for the Bar i DJ at to promote our up-coming refurb.
I was wondering what the legalities of it would be, i.e if we only did a limited number, if we did/didnt charge for it etc...??
I'm sure Freak will know....????
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Wez
I was thinking of doing a mixed promo c.d of Funky House for the Bar i DJ at to promote our up-coming refurb.
I was wondering what the legalities of it would be, i.e if we only did a limited number, if we did/didnt charge for it etc...??
I'm sure Freak will know....????
Cheers
Wez
27 January 2005, 08:28 AM
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Contact the MCPS as I cannot remember the exact legalities of this.
http://www.mcps.co.uk/
The usual form if you are charging for them is to pay the record label/song writer and also the artist who performs ther track. they uusually want the same amount. MCPS will put you straight on this.
http://www.mcps.co.uk/
The usual form if you are charging for them is to pay the record label/song writer and also the artist who performs ther track. they uusually want the same amount. MCPS will put you straight on this.
27 January 2005, 09:58 AM
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yep - mcps will sort it.
As a writer myself, it's quite simple, if the music is "performed", then a royaly is due (money).
As to how much, depends on how successful the promo is........even if it's a freebie, it will still, in essence, earn you additional income to your club (like advertising)
The only way round it is to write the music yourself
Dan
As a writer myself, it's quite simple, if the music is "performed", then a royaly is due (money).
As to how much, depends on how successful the promo is........even if it's a freebie, it will still, in essence, earn you additional income to your club (like advertising)
The only way round it is to write the music yourself
Dan
27 January 2005, 12:10 PM
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When my band did a CD's worth of covers, We had to fill in a form for the MCPS which asked us which songs we were doing, and who held the copyright for the song (this is not necessarily the artist). We were asked what price each unit was to be sold for and how many units were being produced. I think we were asked to pay £600.00 which was for a thousand units at a tenner each. The money was to be split between the copyright holders of the 12 tracks on the CD.
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dodgy ground
Its distributing copies of copyrighted material- so technically is illegal and they can f*ck you up the *** with a ****ty stick.
However, mix cds are for the most tolerated- as they are for promotion of the dj itself, and normally give free promotion to the track while remaining unusable for people playing out ( record the entire mix as one track and dont mark any additional track points on it)
I do this all the time for self promotion- but thats slightly different, as i am not sending out a cd with a licensed bars details on it, which would inevitably end up taking the flak for it. The bar will have a licence to perform music, but not to distribute that music.
Chances are you would get away with it- but there is always the odd chance....
Caution methinks....
Its distributing copies of copyrighted material- so technically is illegal and they can f*ck you up the *** with a ****ty stick.
However, mix cds are for the most tolerated- as they are for promotion of the dj itself, and normally give free promotion to the track while remaining unusable for people playing out ( record the entire mix as one track and dont mark any additional track points on it)
I do this all the time for self promotion- but thats slightly different, as i am not sending out a cd with a licensed bars details on it, which would inevitably end up taking the flak for it. The bar will have a licence to perform music, but not to distribute that music.
Chances are you would get away with it- but there is always the odd chance....
Caution methinks....
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