Musical rights
So.. you want to know hot to get around the music we all love to program to? It's easy, you can "MAKE" your own record with a Mechanical License!
What is a mechanical license?
A mechanical license grants the rights to reproduce and distribute copyrighted musical compositions (songs) on phonorecords (i.e. CDs, records, tapes, and certain digital configurations). The Harry Fox Agency was established to license, collect, and distribute royalties on behalf of U.S. publishers that own and/or control the rights to musical compositions. Simply stated, if you want to record and distribute a song that was written by someone else, or if your business requires the distribution of music that was written by others, you must obtain a mechanical license.
Mechanical rights should not be confused with "master rights" that are granted by a record company in order to use an existing recording, or with "performance rights" that are granted by publishers or societies for the public performance of a song. Depending on the use, one may also have to obtain these rights in addition to the mechanical license.
The statutory mechanical royalty rate for physical recordings (such as CDs) and permanent digital downloads is:
9.10 Cents per copy for songs 5 minutes or less
or
1.75 Cents per minute or fraction thereof, per copy for songs over 5 minutes.
*For example:
5:01 to 6:00 = $.105 (6 x $.0175 = $.105)
6:01 to 7:00 = $.1225 (7 x $.0175 = $.1225)
7:01 to 8:00 = $.14 (8 x $.0175 = $.14)
Look I know its alot of BS, but musicians DID write the stuff.
He is how to do it a different way. it's called..............
Karaoke Tracks. Yup that easy, your favorite Karaoke tracks are re-recorded some have lead vocals, but NOT the orginal singer.. close though in many cases, therfore not the orginal recording. but you DO have to purchase the karaoke disc in that the digital rights or "performance rights" are built into the purchase. Carrying the discs maybe a hassel, but think of it as your digikeys for the music you program too.
As a 18 year voting member of the Grammys ( aka; The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ) this is a bonafide way for the laserist community to support the music we program too. In ALOT of cases the labels and not the musicians make the majority of the cash. Still true to this day.
You dont think that Pantera was free do ya? Some musicians only make money on the mechnical rights.
Nuff said.
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Originally Posted by nuphotonix
