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- You can create an alias to release sync music that is a completely different brand than your original artist brand. You also have options when deciding who you want to represent or p ...
This refers to when a copyright owner (i.e Label, Publisher) or representative of the copyright (i.e. licensing Agent) sends out a song to try and acquire potential licensing opportunites.
Ex. "I just pitched a song for Season 3 of Insecure."
In reference to licensing: this is a separate document attached to an agreement laying out the details the agreement states will be included in the schedule for example publishing details, media terms, etc. In reference to administration: this is a document that lists out all of the compositions for...
Micro licenses refer to “smaller” licenses for personal projects, indie films, and smaller companies.
If you’re writing “work on spec” you’re composing a piece of music without a
guarantee that it will be used. If the person who commissions the music likes what
you’ve written then you get paid, if not then you don’t.
“Work for hire” is when a composer is paid an up-front fee for writing music and in
return, the composition(s) becomes the property of the employer.
The Territory is a term used in contracts to describe the “where” of a license – i.e.
where the license is applicable and which laws the negotiated contract is subject to.
A sync license is required when someone wants to synchronize a piece of music to
a specific media output. Whoever owns or represents the publishing rights to a piece
of music is responsible for issuing the sync license.
If you take a section of someone else’s song and use it in your own track then you
are “sampling” their music and need a license to do so. Before submitting your
tracks to anyone you should ensure that samples are cleared.
If music is pre-cleared then all the rights to the track are cleared in advance. This
means that when someone purchases a license they automatically have permission
to use the track.
You possess a “one stop” if all the rights in a track have been cleared. This means
that both the publishing and master rights must be 100% pre-cleared. So in this
instance you would either hold both the publishing and master rights to a
composition, or guarantee that the rights you represent are fu...
A license is an agreement where the licensor allows the licensee to use their music,
usually in return for a fee. If you license your work to someone, you still retain the
rights to the music.
