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Tech Wizard
a question for anyone in the industry (re: production and royalties)
hey djtt-ers
so today i just got word thats much music, (the mtv of canada) will be using one of my tunes in a commercial. it was an original instrumental electro track that i made a few years back that i just chopped to 30 seconds and had someone throw some much music plugs in.
ive looked into SOCAN already, which is a cadadian orginisation that pays out roaylties when your music is used commercially or played by other people.
my assumption is, after they buy the track they own the rights to it, but does anyone out there know how to go about getting the proper compensation for my work?
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Retired DJTT Moderator
keep in mind that they have an army of lawyers who are paid very well to make sure their interests are secure.
At least have one guy with half a brain on your side making sure yours are too.
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hey
yeah as bento says there are basically two options, firstly they buy the rights to use the track for xxxx flat rate amount and that's all you'll get. Or alternatively you sell them the rights on a per airing or per use basis.
The second one will be worth more in the long term if the adverts takes off, and in either case you may be able to have some leeway on bargaining more specific details like how many time, when and where etc etc but the problem with this is that being what i guess is a relatively new artist you dont have much bargaining power to play with. Push too hard and they'll just think your awkward and select a different track instead.
Obviously get a proper music lawyer to look it over when you get details and get him to make sure that its not a rip off and that its a sensible value for your area and the normal going rate, but to be honest unless its a particularly bad deal it may be worth looking at it as a marketing tool, and even if your not making all that much money from it see the "profit" as getting your name out there and hopefully if it picks up or goes well it'll lead to more work which you will then have a little clout and be in a better position to negotiate.
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