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22/01/2007 4:28 pm
there still doesn't seem much in the way of addressing royalties to the individual songwriters. Peace
I agree with that David.. I dont know about all of the peices of the industry but I have been elbow rubbing with some published songwriters lately, and no less that three of them that I know (sure there are more) have really gotten raw deals from the publishers and artists that they deal with.
Will approach the songwriter with negotiations to use a particular song, bow out of negotiations and then in two cases the ladies ended up finding out the artist performed the song anyway, put it on a CD, sold copied.. So the publisher comes back with a "Wow, we are SO sorry that happened, we will cut a check to you right away" Only problem is they are cutting a check based on no negotiation, knowing full well that the songwriter now feels in a vulnerable position.
In the other case, there was a contract but it turned out they were selling the song as a single digitally over the web. Sure they sold some CDs to but it was a much smaller number. Of course, the songwriter isnt in a position to know exactly how many have been sold digitally so again, she is vulnerable.
Not sure that applies to the conversation now that I wrote it out.. but its an example of what some songwriters are going threw. I know they can file court cases, probably, but its still a bad deal. They want to keep good relationships so they can sell more songs down the line.
Tough
Jim
“The hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn” - David Russell (Scottish classical Guitarist. b.1942)
22/01/2007 4:59 pm
This looks promising, too:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2007-01-22-indies-digital_x.htm?POE=TECISVA
I know they can file court cases, probably, but its still a bad deal. They want to keep good relationships so they can sell more songs down the line.
:evil: Corporate bullying at it's finest.
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