Music Rights
Music Rights
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Music RightsWho owns your music publishing rights and how does the money get split?
Your music publishing rights and you: What you own and who owes you royalties. If you’re a songwriter, a composer, a lyricist, or anyone else who creates original music, and you’ve not signed a deal...
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Music Rights
What to do if your artist name is similar to another band name (Trademark 101 for Musicians)
Trademark Woes: When two bands have the same name!!!!! [This article was written by Katelyn Kindberg. It should not be taken as legal advice. For help with your trademark concerns, please consult with your lawyer.]...
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Distribution
How to make money from your music on Facebook
Facebook music monetization for indie artists: What you need to know! CD Baby has partnered with Facebook to monetize your music across the still-dominant social media platform, plus Instagram and Oculus. If you’re an independent artist,...
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Music Rights
How old do you have to be to copyright your music?
The age limit for copyright. Is there an age requirement to copyright something in the USA? No, there is no age requirement. But, there is a classic American Dilemma here: copyrights are governed by Federal...
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Music News
44% increase in mechanical royalty rates for streams in the USA
Songwriters win a big victory: The royalty rate for interactive streams will rise by 44% over the next five years. Right now streaming services pay about 10.5% of their revenue to songwriters for the usage...
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Music News
The Music Modernization Act aims to boost songwriter revenues from interactive streaming
CD Baby supports efforts to improve the way mechanical and performance royalties are calculated. The music industry is a completely different beast than it was when the copyright laws currently governing royalty rates were written....
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Music Rights
Indie musicians, you have access to legal support!
How to get free legal advice as a musician. As someone who’s seen a lot of legal disputes between people in the music industry, it’s always a bummer when musicians give up and walk away...
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Music Rights
How to collect your live concert royalties
Are you earning publishing money from the shows you’re already playing? Do you make original music? Do you play that music live? If so, you can earn publishing royalties from your gigs — but most...
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Music Rights
A publishing split sheet for co-songwriters
Get it in writing and protect your publishing rights. You’ve just co-written a killer song. You’re psyched. But before you leave, before you celebrate, before you tweet about it, before you do anything else, sit...
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Music Rights
Posting Cover Songs on YouTube: Music Video Licensing Explained
How to legally post a cover song video on YouTube. Cover song videos are hugely popular on YouTube, and making a cover song video is one of the most proven ways to get new listeners...
