SYNOPSIS:
After the hard work of writing a song, and the even harder work of getting it recorded and sold, you need to be able to collect the money due to you. This presentation will show you what paperwork to keep to ensure you have licensing rights to place your songs in tv shows, movies, video games, and other media. You'll also learn where and how to register to receive songwriter and performance royalties properly, and how to read common contract clauses.
To receive the materials for this workshop, please enter your email here: Materials include info on the song rights, recording rights, sample agreement between multiple copyright owners, and sample exclusive license for musicians playing on a recording.


booklets

Write Your Own Band Agreement        $14.50

  
      By using examples from real life bands to stimulate discussion, this workbook will get your band members talking and making decisions on how they want to handle a whole host of common situations.  Using the results of these guided discussions, you will be able to write a simple but effective band agreement that can keep your career on track, even in the face of unexpected difficulties.   The Work book includes explanations, examples, discussion questions, direct questions, and then gives you the templates and very clear instructions to write up an agreement that covers items such as:

• how band money is spent or distributed
• how band decisions are made (especially when there is disagreement)
• who owns copyrights to songs and recordings (much more complicated than you might think)
• who has the right to licence the band's songs and recordings
• what happens when one member wants to leave
• who has the right to use the band name and logo
• who owns equipment ( and what happens when a member leaves)

   Having a written agreement about how the band business will operate would have saved many a good band.  Even a partial agreement is better than no agreement at all, but an oral commitment and handshake is not enough, unless you just want to throw money at us lawyers.


Chart and Checklist for Registering Songs for Royalty Payments   $4.50

    If you have written a song that is being recorded and played in public, then you need to do a few things in order to receive royalty payments that you are entitled to.  Although registering your songs doesn't guarantee you will make any money, you are absolutely guaranteed to receive no money if you never register your songs. If you need a little help getting through the registration process, then this chart and checklist is for you.  It will take you step by step through registering with the copyright office, your performing rights organization, and a digital perfomance collection agency.  If you follow this chart, you won't miss a step.


    

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