Originally Posted By: Pat Marr
there are two different discussions going on here.

I don't think anyone here is against songwriters benefitting from copyright protection and future income.

But there are plenty of people here who think the current copyright law does a better job of serving the financial needs of everybody BUT the songwriter

and therein lies the rub




Pat,

Copyright law is not aimed at 'serving' the songwriter. It protects the rights of the copyright owner, and in may cases, that is not the actual songwriter. It is quite common for publishers to receive a portion (or in some cases, all) of the proceeds from a song recording or performance.

The Lennon/McCartney catalog is an example. Sony/ATV Music Publishing had absolutely nothing to do with the creation of the songs in the catalog, yet they own the rights to them.

'Copyright law' or the PRO's are not the real villains in the music business. It is the publishers and record companies who have really ripped off songwriters. Just ask John Fogerty, Tom Waits or Tommy James. grin


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