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Yeah, I know how the music biz works! It is all about the money ALL of the time. If a writer can cut another writer out of the credits they know they can pocket more. Likewise, a big artist may get a songwriting credit even when they did not write the song. And then there is the whole history of guys like Jimmy Page stealing music and only giving credit/money when sued later on.

It is kind of a sleazy business in many ways! My point is it should NOT be like that! Everyone who makes a significant contribution to the song should get a credit! And yes, a signature riff is part of the song. If it can be copyrighted, or deemed an infringement were it to be reused, it is obviously part of the song!


There.... I fixed it for you with bold above^^^^^^^^^

One of the trends has been for an artist to demand writing credits to get a song on their new project CD. Even though they aren't really a writer of the song..... so..as a writer, do you say "no, you're not getting a writer's credit and share" or do you include the artist as a co-writer to get on the CD? Money talks and everything else walks.... Of course you include the writer..... the other option is your song never gets cut and YOU don't make any money. Let's see.... keep driving that $500 beater car or pay cash for a new Lexus???? decisions, decisions.


Your point or opinion is what it is and while it's noble to think this is how the world should be, the simple fact of the matter is, it never will be the way you envision it. Yes, the music business is a rough tough place and from all appearances, it always has been and always will be. CCR, T.O.P and many other bands played grueling schedules to packed houses and made peanuts while the managers got rich. They made bad business deals when they signed. Happens all the time in every business. You just hear about it more in the music biz due to the nature of the biz.


There are many bands and artists who have listed the contributing studio musicians on the jackets giving them credit for playing in a particular song on the CD. I used to read the album covers to see who played what on which song. So according to your comment....

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Everyone who makes a significant contribution to the song should get a credit!


Let's see..... they got their name on the jacket as the player on a song.... and .... they got at least union scale and possibly more for their time in the studio..... does that qualify as getting their due credit and pay? And.... there's a pretty good chance they were hired to go on the tour to promote the new album as well. So, not only do they get paid for studio time and get their name on the record/CD, they also get the fun and glory and get paid again to play that song live on tour.

As far as sleazy..... well that's in the eyes of the beholder. Personally, I've always thought the music business was a cool business to be in. It's competitive as hell in many cases and you need to get things in writing, but aside from the fact that we play music as the product of our business, it's really no different or less "sleazy" than any other kind of business.

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 05/03/17 02:26 AM.
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