Posted by Bill Van Dyk on 11/14/05 15:29

You might want to do some reading about typical contract arrangements
between performers, songwrites, and music companies.

The songwriters rarely get paid.

When you go see "Narnia" this Christmas, and if you hear the industry
bitterly complain about pirated copies depriving the "creator of the
work" of his proper due, keep in mind that not a single living relative
of C. S. Lewis will ever receive a penny from the film or any related
products.

bo peep wrote:

> song on the air, with that money eventually going back to the
> performer. Some of the royalty money (actually the majority of the
> royalty money) goes to the person who wrote the song, or the person who



> currently owns the song. That's why you see so many current performers
> writing their own material - it gives them way more income than just
> being a singer. Radio air play is a major source of income for some
> writers and performers, over and above CD sales.
>
> John Cowart
>

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