[HANASHIR:16153] Re: question of clarification for the term "finders fee" re: song distribution

[Terri Rosenhouse <terri...>]

Ross,
Luckily, my music is copyrighted. I did not yet accept the terms of the
arrangement re: finder's fee, and I will not do so unless terms are
redefined. I'm hoping that this is just a mix-up of terms, but if not, I'll
know where to find the choir.

Thank you so much for your input.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ross Levy <rossmlevy (at) yahoo(dot)com>
To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 9:09 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:16129] Re: question of clarification for the term
"finders fee" re: song distribution


> sounds to me like they are keeping your song, friend.
> A finders fee, is simply money paid to you for
> "finding" the song. Now that they have it they will
> give you your money and they will copyright it
> themselves. You should not give anymore music away
> without it being copyrighted first. Sorry, I hope for
> your sake I am wrong in this case.
>
> Ross M. Levy
>
> --- Terri Rosenhouse <terri (at) rosenhouse(dot)com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I have a question re: the term "finder's fee". My
> > collaborator and I have written some Jewish choral
> > music that interest many; we are still in the
> > process of finding a publisher and distributor. In
> > the meantime, we have been asked by some choirs to
> > sell our pieces to them and we have done so
> > accordingly. As you all know, the printing and
> > publication of music is a time consuming and costly
> > project, so I offered the last interested choir
> > permission to print out one of our pieces for a
> > $40.00  check, given the hopeful understanding that
> > printing rights would be limited to that choir. The
> > choir is interested in that piece; but said that it
> > would give us a check as a"finder's fee".Can anyone
> > please tell me what this means? Thanks, Terri
> > terri (at) rosenhouse(dot)com
> > Songwriter, Educator
> >
>
>
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