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iemanja

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9. The artists sign contracts selling the licenses for their music

Reply to IbogaProject (Reply #8)

Sun Aug 25, 2024, 12:29 PM

Aug 2024

A federal law can't abrogate existing contract law. Artists can retain control of their own music, but they sacrifice distribution and other perks that come with association with a record label.

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Trump campaign insists it had right to use Foo Fighters song, despite band's angry reaction [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 2024 OP

Then they should stay tuned for a special song tavernier Aug 2024 #1

They got a permission slip from the Colonel of Show Business Blue Owl Aug 2024 #2

The campaign may have the legal right to play the songs they use, tanyev Aug 2024 #3

They can also go into self publishing The Grand Illuminist Aug 2024 #5

Rudy has the papers. Oh wait, he lost them. twodogsbarking Aug 2024 #4

Buried under his supply of shoe polish wolfie001 Aug 2024 #15

Be interesting to see the way this one ends up. ificandream Aug 2024 #6

That may be true if they have an ASCAP license. JohnnyRingo Aug 2024 #7

They other crew, BMI is the supposed source of the licence IbogaProject Aug 2024 #8

The artists sign contracts selling the licenses for their music iemanja Aug 2024 #9

use in advertising isn't compulsory even with that deal IbogaProject Aug 2024 #10

The OP says this is about the playing of a song at a rally iemanja Aug 2024 #11

I can see how that's true. JohnnyRingo Aug 2024 #12

Well to an extent the answer is yes but moniss Aug 2024 #13

Toby Keith can only push up daisies now wolfie001 Aug 2024 #16

The Songview license should not cover the use of the song at a political rally onenote Aug 2024 #14

I'm a bit miffed that Grohl's been throwing shade at Taylor Swift lately wolfie001 Aug 2024 #17