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Re: Fwd: Lori - Flory Jagoda question
- From: Joel Bresler <joel.br...>
- Subject: Re: Fwd: Lori - Flory Jagoda question
- Date: Tue 05 Nov 2002 04.04 (GMT)
All's well that ends well. Thanks for this interesting post, (whether we
were supposed to see it or not.)
;-)
Note that the songwriter/publisher of a piece of music is entitled to the 8
cent mechanical payment, not the label, for just the reason noted below
(label "forgets" to pay songwriter/publisher, etc.)
Best,
Joel
At 06:49 PM 11/4/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Thought the listserv would like to hear how this was resolved. Lori
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>From: Hip Hop Hoodios <loshoodios (at) yahoo(dot)com>
>Subject: Re: Lori - Flory Jagoda question
>To: MaxwellSt (at) aol(dot)com
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>Thanks so much for the contact information for Flory
>Jagoda! I just spoke to her - she's very sweet, and
>was actually quite thrilled to hear we did a rendition
>of "Ocho Kandelikas" (not that I was ever aware it was
>her song when we recorded it).
>
>She didn't even care that the royalty check due to her
>is for $50 - she was just happy that we're
>acknowledging her at all. She hopes to meet me
>in-person at her LA concert next week!
>
>Gracias otra vez.
>
>-Josh
>
>--- MaxwellSt (at) aol(dot)com wrote:
> > In a message dated 11/4/2002 4:01:59 PM Central
> > Standard Time,
> > loshoodios (at) yahoo(dot)com writes:
> >
> > > Hey Lori. I was wondering if you actually have
> > > contact info for Flory Jagoda's music publisher?
> > > Although I'm firmly convinced that there's no
> > musical
> > > similarity between our song and her's, I'd rather
> > take
> > > care of any clearances or permissions earlier
> > rather
> > > than later.
> >
> > Sure. Contact her directly--her record label has
> > robbed her blind, and would
> > be sure to pocket the check rather than sending it
> > on to her.
> > Please reach her at:
> > Flory Jagoda (703) 379-4259
> > 6307 Beachway Dr., Fallschurch, VA 22044
> >
> > and say hi from me. (I'm actually going to call her
> > shortly about suing the
> > record label!)
> >
> >
> > > According to my understanding of music publishing,
> > an artist is required to
> > > pay $0.08/album for each song covered. So if
> > we've sold 600 copies of the
> > > album
> > > thus far, we'd only owe Jagoda $48.00 anyhow.
> > >
> > > How did your group handle using her material?
> > >
> > We pay 5 cents per album. However, like I said, the
> > label never paid it to
> > her, while they told us they were doing so. So, if
> > I ever make a profit on
> > them (I've self-produced that album), I'll be
> > sending her the money!
> >
> > Lovely business, music.
> > Lori
> >
>
>
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