To all the other filk artists in my readership (yeah, I know, I've got a pretty big titanium pair flattering myself to be a colleague of such as ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
filkertom, devospice, wormquartet, lukeski, mdlbear, lemmozine, et al.) who have done song parodies for commercial and/or public use that are not based on the output of that prolific pair, Trad. and Anon., I have what may seem a pretty n00b question: How do you go about getting permission from the authors of the original music?
I am contemplating submitting tracks for the FuMP SideShow, now that I actually find myself in possession of a few recorded tracks that, at least in theory, could be submitted. (Again, stipulated that I don't live in Theory, I live in Atlanta.) I am also contemplating making more recordings on my own, once I can figure out what the hell I need in the way of microphones and other software/hardware. Since both require that I certify having gotten permission from any other copyright holders, I am trying to figure out how to accomplish this. Is it simply a matter of tracking down the actual owner of rights in a database online, such as those run by the U.S. Copyright Office, ASCAP and BMI and then getting a letter to them through the Post Awful? Or e-mail, if the authors are so equipped and their e-dress available? And what about royalties?
Never had to worry about this practical stuff before, but then I never had an outlet for getting recordings out there that didn't depend on the kindness (or eagerness for pay) of other people. And all those of you who have been involved with producing convention compilations who have been gracious enough to include my material (yes,osewalrus and starmalachite, I'm looking at you :-) ), what was involved in rights clearance on your end? If I'm finally going to get serious about getting my own (alleged) music out there, it's long past time I found out this stuff.
filkertom, devospice, wormquartet, lukeski, mdlbear, lemmozine, et al.) who have done song parodies for commercial and/or public use that are not based on the output of that prolific pair, Trad. and Anon., I have what may seem a pretty n00b question: How do you go about getting permission from the authors of the original music?I am contemplating submitting tracks for the FuMP SideShow, now that I actually find myself in possession of a few recorded tracks that, at least in theory, could be submitted. (Again, stipulated that I don't live in Theory, I live in Atlanta.) I am also contemplating making more recordings on my own, once I can figure out what the hell I need in the way of microphones and other software/hardware. Since both require that I certify having gotten permission from any other copyright holders, I am trying to figure out how to accomplish this. Is it simply a matter of tracking down the actual owner of rights in a database online, such as those run by the U.S. Copyright Office, ASCAP and BMI and then getting a letter to them through the Post Awful? Or e-mail, if the authors are so equipped and their e-dress available? And what about royalties?
Never had to worry about this practical stuff before, but then I never had an outlet for getting recordings out there that didn't depend on the kindness (or eagerness for pay) of other people. And all those of you who have been involved with producing convention compilations who have been gracious enough to include my material (yes,
osewalrus and starmalachite, I'm looking at you :-) ), what was involved in rights clearance on your end? If I'm finally going to get serious about getting my own (alleged) music out there, it's long past time I found out this stuff.