Copyright and Song Splits

1. DO YOU TALK BUSINESS
with your
BAND? CO-WRITERS? FRIENDS?
[ ]
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2. ©
CONSIDER COPYRIGHT
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3. ©= $
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4. GET
YOUR
SHARE
you should
[ARTIST/PRODUCER]
IF YOUR CREATIVITY
makes MONEY
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5. WHEN YOU COLLABORATE…
and
NEGOTIATE
DEFINE
THE DEAL
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6. HARD TO
UNDERSTAND
THE LAW IS NOT
that
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7. $PROTECT YOUR
©PROTECT YOUR
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8. DON’T AVOID IT
it’s
YOUR PROPERTY
YOUR CO-WRITERS
talk to
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9. CREATION
OWNERSHIP
=
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10. COLLABORATION
creation
CO-OWNERSHIP
in
leads to
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11. DISCUSS SHARE IN OWNERSHIP
< immediately >
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12. [ ]
PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
NOT PLASTIC
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13. know
THE VALUE
OF YOUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
PEOPLE EXPERIENCED IN
THE BUSINESS
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14. TALKING BUSINESS?
are you
UNCOMFORTABLE
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15. WHILE YOU ARE WRITING
work out
SONG SPLITS
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16. ITS SIMPLE...
DECIDE ON THE SPLIT
WRITE IT DOWN
then
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17. WHAT
KIND
OF
MUSIC
IT DOESN’T MATTER
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18. IT DOESN’T MATTER
HOW
LONG
YOU’VE
BEEN
DOING
THIS
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19. WHERE
YOU
COME
FROM
IT DOESN’T MATTER
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20. CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS
many
HAVE LEARNED THE
DISCUSS IT UP FRONT
to
hardway
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