Making money from music publishing as an independent artist “Music publishing is the owning and exploiting of songs in the form of musical copyrights.” – Randall Wixen, The Plain and … Continue reading
Music Rights
Making the complicated details of music rights easier to understand for independent musicians. Make sense of important issues like copyright law and music royalties.
How Performing Rights Organizations Pay Royalties to Artists (and how to make sure you’re getting paid)
Understanding How Independent ArtistsCan Get The Most Out of Their Royalty Payments [HELPFULAW FOR THE INDIE ARTIST is a monthly advice column on legal matters pertaining to the music industry. If you have … Continue reading
Remixing, Public Domain, and the Creative Commons License
[HELPFULAW FOR THE INDIE ARTIST is a monthly advice column on legal matters pertaining to the music industry. If you have a suggestion for a future article that you would like to … Continue reading
Can I Use That “Free” Beat For My Commercial Release?
[HELPFULAW FOR THE INDIE ARTIST is a monthly advice column on legal matters pertaining to the music industry. If you have a suggestion for a future article that you would like to … Continue reading
Music Licensing Secrets Revealed
Figuring out all the different ways to get paid has taken me years. This article is meant to consolidate and summarize some of the big concepts, and to get you … Continue reading
Making Money from Your Music on YouTube: What You Need to Know!
[Click HERE for full details about CD Baby’s FREE sync licensing program and start making money from YouTube today.] Did you know that you can now earn money from your … Continue reading
Licensing Your Music Ain't Easy – Be Cool
This guest post by Scott James (from Independent Rockstar) originally appeared on Echoes in January, 2011. I recently had lunch with the founder and CEO of a popular website for … Continue reading
Hip Hop Tip: How to Legally Clear Samples Used in Your Music
Thanks to our friends at IndieHipHop.net for letting us repost this article. If you’re a hip hop artist or producer, odds are you either have or will be faced with … Continue reading
How Musicians Can Use Creative Commons
What is Creative Commons? According to their website, Creative Commons is “a nonprofit organization that develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation.” … Continue reading
Cash for Covers: Make Money Licensing Cover Songs for Film, TV, and Advertising and Collecting Performance Royalties
This post was written by guest contributor Alex Holz. Jeff Buckley: gifted songwriter, guitarist, and singer whose tragic early death at the hands of the Wolf River provides eternal “what … Continue reading