Possibly. I was pretty new to the whole thing back then, and had the wonderful luck of meeting Taxi members who are generous, kind, knowledgeable and very accomplished. I learned a lot from them then and I continue to learn from members now. Were I to run across a potential 'possessive' collaborator, I would have to assess each case on their merits, but, unless each person is working in a darkened room separate from each other with no interplay or discussion, both are contributing and no one can really weigh what is 'more important' or what could have been achieved without the thoughts and creativity and cooperation of the other. Philosphically, I prefer equal shares to nitpicking who did what and would be more inclined to politely bow out.AlanHall wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2020 12:12 pmHi, Vikki. Sorry I did not see your detailed post. I assumed you would get 50% of the writer's share, but did not know. I'd think (having never entered into one) that any collab arrangement depends on the good will and graces of each party involved. A different composer may have felt more possessive?hummingbird wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:47 amSee my post above. I wasn't asked to 'give back' any rights at the time because the composer felt I had contributed to the composition as a whole and that my part of the composition couldn't be separated.
Would the composer have composed that instrumental without the inspiration of my words?
H
PS - Interestingly, I believe the law says, in the absence of an agreement between collaborators, they each get an equal share.
