Comments on: Would Beethoven Have Given Up His Copyright? http://www.musicalamerica.com/mablogs/?p=885 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:48:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.6 By: Edna Landau http://www.musicalamerica.com/mablogs/?p=885&cpage=1#comment-107623 Edna Landau Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:45:39 +0000 http://www.musicalamerica.com/mablogs/?p=885#comment-107623 Thank you for weighing in on this topic and allowing others to benefit from your experience. Thank you for weighing in on this topic and allowing others to benefit from your experience.

]]> By: Craigalan http://www.musicalamerica.com/mablogs/?p=885&cpage=1#comment-97659 Craigalan Sat, 05 Mar 2011 13:44:44 +0000 http://www.musicalamerica.com/mablogs/?p=885#comment-97659 Today, there are many publushers out there who act as "cattle calls" and will gobble up anyones publishing just to build a catalog. The number one mantra in licensing is NEVER GIVE UP YOUR PUBLISHING. If your work is able to speak for itself, then they will want to do business with you. In my case, which is producing music for film/tv licensing as a side job, I had been offered several publishing deals...but all of them wanted 100% of my publishing rights. Being smart, I held out and allowed my music to do the work for me. The firm I wanted eventually saw long-term value and offered my a Co-Publishing deal...which is basically a 50/50 split. And, they can not do anything with my work without my signature in addition to their signature. This way, I still maintain a good portion of the royalties, but also have someone out there pushing my work. Best of both worlds. But, I would advise to never give up 100% of your publishing, unless its a "work for hire", in which case you almost always have to. Just one mans experience Today, there are many publushers out there who act as “cattle calls” and will gobble up anyones publishing just to build a catalog. The number one mantra in licensing is NEVER GIVE UP YOUR PUBLISHING. If your work is able to speak for itself, then they will want to do business with you. In my case, which is producing music for film/tv licensing as a side job, I had been offered several publishing deals…but all of them wanted 100% of my publishing rights. Being smart, I held out and allowed my music to do the work for me. The firm I wanted eventually saw long-term value and offered my a Co-Publishing deal…which is basically a 50/50 split. And, they can not do anything with my work without my signature in addition to their signature. This way, I still maintain a good portion of the royalties, but also have someone out there pushing my work. Best of both worlds. But, I would advise to never give up 100% of your publishing, unless its a “work for hire”, in which case you almost always have to.

Just one mans experience

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