Whoo hooo!!! One for the little guy!!!

I loathe it when people steal my songs. I'm happy enough if I know a performance is being recorded, but there was a case of a woman who took a digital recording at a northern festival singaround. She was then seen touting the homemade CDs around the next day, asking for a £5 payment to 'cover her costs'. I never got to confront her to ask what her costs were, but they sure as hell didn't include paying any performer or any royalties. I only found out when someone asked at another festival a few weeks later, if the song I'd sung earlier had come from her CD.

I'm also happy enough if the resulting recording is given away... I don't ask for payment when I sing, so I don't mind if it's shared for free, but to ask for a payment when there has been no consultation with or payment to the author/artist is just downright rude and possibly illegal.


LTS (checking for hidden microphones now!)