submitting a song
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submitting a song
Can i submit a song without the express approval of a co-writer? Do i have to get a waiver to conduct business regarding a song that i have only 51% share of?
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Re: submitting a song
You most definitely will want to get the co-writer to sign an agreement. If a song selected by a publisher and you don't have the rights to monetize it they'll have wasted a lot of time and will probably put you on the naughty "never work with again" list.
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Re: submitting a song
Don't do it without speaking to them first.
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Re: submitting a song
What would be the point of submitting if you don't have the permission of other owners? Without that, you don't know whether you can conduct any further business with the track.
If a library were to offer you an exclusive deal on it they'd need to know that the track is unencumbered and all the details of all the owners (including shares and PRO) so that they can prepare a contract. You should have all of that prepared and agreed before submitting anywhere. Remember that a music library is a professional organisation, potentially dealing with hundreds of writers, thousands of music tracks and many, many TV clients, so they will expect their writers to act professionally too. If you give them a reason to pass on your track, they will.
If a library were to offer you an exclusive deal on it they'd need to know that the track is unencumbered and all the details of all the owners (including shares and PRO) so that they can prepare a contract. You should have all of that prepared and agreed before submitting anywhere. Remember that a music library is a professional organisation, potentially dealing with hundreds of writers, thousands of music tracks and many, many TV clients, so they will expect their writers to act professionally too. If you give them a reason to pass on your track, they will.
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