[HANASHIR:1520] Your Rights and Your Music

[Adrian A. Durlester <durleste...>]

A correction to what Raquel said:

We DO have the legal means to control any of the following rights that come
as part of the copyright-

The copyright owner has the EXCLUSIVE right to:
reproduce the work
distribute copies of the work
perform the work publicly
make a derivative work

And, unfortunately, you don't get the right to force others to teach and
your work the way you want it.

HOWEVER-once your work is recorded and distributed, anyone else in the world
who wants to use it on a record then has a "compulsory license." You CANNOT
refuse them the right to use it on their recording.. (And, BTW, the latest
version of the copyright law also includes "digital distribution" as a
compulsory license. No one can legally copy and use your audio clip from the
web-but they can record your song themselves!)And there are set rates for
the compulsory license-you will get a royalty- the larger of $0.0695 or
$0.013 per minute of playing time)

So, you can control how your work is used...theoretically.

The reality, however, is far different. And in the folk and liturgical
arena, darned near impossible (and, to some degree, antithetical to the
whole idea of folk music and liturgical music.

For a great discussion of this and other relevant issues, might I recommend
the musician's bible:

"All You Need to Know About  the Music Business" by Donald S. Passman

to which I must give due credit for basic content of the summary above.

Adrian
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