https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:51:22 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/paged/2/#post-372156 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:07:07 +0000 Opinions and Polls TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/paged/2/#post-372156 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/paged/2/#post-372155 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:03:11 +0000
I understand fully that if your proforming for pay, or recording for sale needing rights. But a guy like me, or the many 1000`s out there like me. Learning how to play, working on some known song, and recording it so he can show friends, and famley how he is doing, or posting up at a place like here looking for input, or just ask advice....... maybe some laws call that stealing as cat said, but what begeaning guitarist starts out learning to play by writing, and proforming his own stuff? I would never learn if that was the case.. at this time I don't have the skills to write anything thats taxing enough for me to further my skills, and also a lot of us don't have local buddy's in music that we can share with in person. Eaven friends and famley tend to be not as close and without email and forums like this we would be stuck going it alone..]]> Opinions and Polls s1120 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/paged/2/#post-372155 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/paged/2/#post-372151 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:11:34 +0000
Kind of like all the other ridulous laws on the books,that never get enforced.

I'd take my chances.]]> Opinions and Polls cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/paged/2/#post-372151 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/paged/2/#post-372150 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:13:01 +0000
"Copyright" gives you control, and you exercise that control by giving people a 'license' to use the music. The copyright holder has the right to license:

1. Any public live performance (the bars, etc. - that's called performance rights). This applies to the artist's recording.
2. Any print publishing (that's the publishing rights). This applies to ANY 'printed' version, including internet tab.
3. Any covers recorded for distribution (that's called mechanical rights)
4. Any use in film or video (called synchronization rights)

The artist has the right to allow anyone to use their work. So you could just ask the artist if you could cover it. But their right to say "yes" may be constrained by other agreements the artist has made; very few artists retain all their rights, because it's not worth it to deal with dozens (or hundreds) of people - they'd rather be writing songs. They (or their managers) will typically only want to negotiate synchronization rights, where the paydays are big. The other stuff is pennies a copy, so they'll usually sign away about half their income to somebody else in exchange for them policing the market.

An artist typically has four contracts - one with their label, which covers only their own version; one with a publisher, who controls any print rights (and usually also hawks the song to other artists, because the publisher will usually get about half of any income that results from a cover they solicit); one with a performing rights organization like BMI, ASCAP, or SESAC that will monitor radio play and bar performances; and one with a mechanical rights organization - Harry Fox is the biggest.

If you want to record a cover, you're supposed to get a mechanical license. A hosting website MAY have negotiated a blanket deal with Harry Fox... so maybe you're covered. Maybe not. If you want to be safe, you negotiate your own.

If you DON'T negotiate, there's a "statuatory" rate. If they come after you, that's what you'll have to pay. It doesn't matter if you made money - it's a rate calculated on how many copies were made. You'd be looking at about 9 cents or more per download, depending on the length of the song and how it was distributed.

I figure it's kind of like speeding... just about everybody ignores the law. The ones that get caught end up paying for their tickets. If you end up with a thousand downloads for a tune under 5 minutes long, the mechanicals would cost you $91. You're probably not likely to get hunted down, because it's going to cost them money to pursue it.

But just like speeding, the faster you're moving, the more likely you'll catch their attention. If you end up with a million downloads we're talking almost a hundred grand in mechanical royalties, and you'll probably get a certified letter from Harry Fox asking for their due.]]> Opinions and Polls NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/paged/2/#post-372150 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/#post-372149 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:49:57 +0000
Where there is no money involved I can't see legally what they would go after or even how they could what's the legal precedent as we all know everything is about the $$$ so no $$$ no problem.

Am I missing something?]]> Opinions and Polls cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/#post-372149 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/#post-372148 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:52:42 +0000
All the rights agencies also have auditors who go out looking for bars playing their tunes without a license. I've personally had the experience of playing in a cover band in a bar when an auditor came in, and everything came to a halt until the licensing fee was paid (which the bar owner did right away - we were only off for 20 minutes or so)]]> Opinions and Polls NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/#post-372148 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/#post-372147 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:46:36 +0000 Opinions and Polls TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/#post-372147 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/#post-372146 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:59:49 +0000
These bands authorize their music to be published in books what do they think people will do with them look at them..they are going to play them.

As long as you're aren't making money it's for your own enjoyment whether or not people see it is irrelevant.]]> Opinions and Polls cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/#post-372146 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/#post-372145 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:38:23 +0000
PS My son & I did a cover by a certain artist, put it on YouTube and E-Mailed it to said artist to show it to him. He said it was great and wanted to see more ..... for what it's worth. He didn't sue us, he encouraged us!]]> Opinions and Polls TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/#post-372145 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/#post-372143 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:19:03 +0000
I know in a bar they are required to pay somebody like BMI if cover bands play because someone is making money but if no money is involved I can't see what legal grounds they have.

If that were true then the music police could bust you if they heard you playing a cover in your basement.

It's all BS. What would they sue you for and what could they possible get out of it?

I'd say post away like the other bizillions of people do.]]> Opinions and Polls cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/places-to-download-sound-clips/#post-372143