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Pay for Play Rules

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dfwrunner

Pay for play rules?

What are the costs for playing music if you have low listenership, say 0, 100, 1000, 10000 listeners. Does it vary by whether a song is public domain or just who has rights associated with the artist? Is it different by market size regardless of listenership? Is there a flat fee scenario? Before and after upcoming proposed rule changes?
 
dfwrunner said:
Pay for play rules?

Does it vary by whether a song is public domain or just who has rights associated with the artist?
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Artists don't have the rights; the songwriters do.

ASCAP, BMI and SESAC have a number of options for different situations.
 
N_D_Radioguy said:
dfwrunner said:
Pay for play rules?

Does it vary by whether a song is public domain or just who has rights associated with the artist?
Click to expand...

Artists don't have the rights; the songwriters do.

ASCAP, BMI and SESAC have a number of options for different situations.
Click to expand...

Thanks...Most song writers that I know consider themselves to be artists...a writer artist as compared to a performance artist, and a great many are both.
 
dfwrunner said:
N_D_Radioguy said:
dfwrunner said:
Pay for play rules?

Does it vary by whether a song is public domain or just who has rights associated with the artist?
Click to expand...

For the sake of making the distinction clearer for onlookers:

When you hear "Because You Loved Me" on your favorite Soft AC station, Celine Dion doesn't get paid; Diane Warren does.

When you hear "What the World Needs Now" in some movie, Jackie DeShannon doesn't get a check; Burt Bacharach and Hal David do.

When someone does "You Can't Hurry Love" -- poorly -- at karaoke, neither Phil Collins nor any of the Supremes make money; Motown songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland do.

This is why it has been so important and valuable for singer/songwriters to record their own stuff. Dolly Parton tells a story of how Col. Tom Parker called her about Elvis recording one of her songs, but only if she signed over at least 51% of the rights. She is probably thrilled she declined every time she hears any version of "I Will Always Love You." That song alone has paid for all her plastic surgery a hundred times over.

Artists don't have the rights; the songwriters do.

ASCAP, BMI and SESAC have a number of options for different situations.
Click to expand...

Thanks...Most song writers that I know consider themselves to be artists...a writer artist as compared to a performance artist, and a great many are both.
Click to expand...
 
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