The band I have just joined are playing songs that were written by our singer and another musician (at the time our band wasn't formed). They were recorded on CD a year or so ago. The musician and singer do not get along too well now and now the musician is claiming that we cannot play the music he wrote........is he within his rights to do this or not ? If so is it illegal for us to perform the music he wrote ?
Look forward to your answers
Andy
2006-10-08 06:06:37 · 10 answers · asked by Andy 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
We are a scottish band and our singer wrote the lyrics and the musician wrote the music
2006-10-08 06:12:49 · update #1
yes you need permission
2006-10-08 06:08:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you need some type of formal agreement based on royalties or a one off payment or you can't use the song. You could use the lyrics still if they were written by the singer but it seems highly pointless to do so.
2006-10-08 06:17:59 · answer #2 · answered by SR13 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you cerainly do need permission, otherwise it is a breach of the copyright act, this applies no matter how small the piece, be it one sentence, or a few notes of music, it belongs to someone else, so therefore permission must, at all times, be sought.
2006-10-08 06:20:47 · answer #3 · answered by tiger56love 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
overall performance rights for many American composers are dealt with by ASCAP or BMI. many times rights are payed by the business enterprise or broadcaster and so as that they could already have an contract with ASCAP, BMI or SESAC. As to slicing a CD, this would many times be cleared by using Harry Fox organization for many composers. they are going to deliver jointly an improve royalty consistent with a minimum distribution of 500. unfastened distribution nonetheless counts for copyright royalty. in case you have a recording contract, then those information are dealt with by your recording label.
2016-10-15 23:30:54 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-10-08 06:10:46 · answer #5 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you need permission, because he wrote it and it was previously recorded.
it is under protection of the copyright laws, and you can get in trouble (even sued!) if you perform/record/ claim this song as your own.
2006-10-08 06:09:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can play the music without paying any royalties...
However, if you start charging for people to listen to you singing them, or if you started making CD's then you would need premission :)
2006-10-08 06:25:05 · answer #7 · answered by Colax 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. but if you record in any way you would have to pay
2006-10-08 06:09:33 · answer #8 · answered by yellowduck48 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but you may have to pay royalties
2006-10-08 06:09:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you got it.
2006-10-08 06:08:42 · answer #10 · answered by punkin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋