Hello guys,
I was wondering if amongst the bands represented on this forum, some didn't licensed their music through copyright society but instead are registering their music using Creative Commons or similar copyleft system.
I looked on Jamendo but found very few surf bands.
I'm curious to know what you guys think about it.
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Joined: Jun 11, 2006 Posts: 551 Liege (Belgium) 
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Posted on Oct 26 2012 04:33 AM
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1062 Berlin, Germany
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Posted on Oct 26 2012 08:25 AM
I think it’s interesting for many bands, because they don’t have to pay any membership fees. The perspective can change however, once they have considerable time on tv or in a movie, because I imagine you have to really be on your toes to nationally and internationally collect the money yourself. —The Exotic Guitar of Kahuna Kawentzmann You can get the boy out of the Keynes era, but you can’t get the Keynes era out of the boy. |
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Joined: Jun 11, 2006 Posts: 551 Liege (Belgium)
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Posted on Oct 26 2012 01:04 PM
I agree but you have to be either very talented and very lucky to get considerable time on tv or in a movie. Is it your case ? Was your music used for TV or movies ? What income do you get from these ? —Monkey Ju |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1062 Berlin, Germany
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Posted on Oct 27 2012 02:36 PM
Yes I had some bites at sync licensing so far. Not sure if talent is really the ticket, it seems more like right time, right place. For example: back in the days of MySpace I was contacted by a production company that was looking for German surf acts to supply tunes to a short docutainment series. They ended up taking more than half an hour of my stuff. Initially I was hesitant to take the chance because the only compensation was for the composition (GEMA). The recording (playing and production) wouldn’t generate a dime from it. I did it anyway and the money coming in was more than I expected. In the meantime even re-runs paid some months’ rent. —The Exotic Guitar of Kahuna Kawentzmann You can get the boy out of the Keynes era, but you can’t get the Keynes era out of the boy. Last edited: Oct 27, 2012 14:40:44 |
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Posted on Oct 27 2012 10:01 PM
There is a lot of confusion re: this subject. |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1062 Berlin, Germany
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Posted on Oct 28 2012 05:31 AM
Kenposurf, you’re absolutely correct regarding the U.S. But for example in Germany you don’t need to sign with a private, for profit organization and/or publisher. GEMA is neither and still gets you the money. And the song is yours for life from the moment of creation. The contract with GEMA demands that the composer registers all his works with them. A publisher is optional per song. —The Exotic Guitar of Kahuna Kawentzmann You can get the boy out of the Keynes era, but you can’t get the Keynes era out of the boy. Last edited: Oct 28, 2012 05:44:34 |
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