I have not encountered any problems. I do not think I will have any problems. The allure of blanket licenses is just too much for most networks to give up. The basis of using music from libraries is to save money.jaysoul wrote:hey DI - thanks for your comment.
So you're saying you do sign the same songs with a number of non-exclusive libraries and not had any problems with this?
Also, if yes, are your songs always re-titled - either by adding a prefix/suffix to it or by actually giving it an totally different title?
Cheers
Jay
In America, there are only four major TV networks. There are hundreds of cable networks of various sizes. Major networks may stop working with libraries that have retitled songs, but they also have bigger budgets than cable networks. They can pay sync fees for individual tracks instead of paying for blanket licenses.
Honestly, a major network can alleviate any hassles by exclusively using music from one music library with retitled songs. That gives the network access to a large pool of music, but reduces legal concerns because the network knows exactly what library the songs came from. The networks would only deal with one group of publishers. Easy, right?
I don't know where the industry is headed. I can only guess. The only things I have control over are making impeccable music & working hard to receive compensation.