The CD-R Folk CD

Subject: RE: The CD-R Folk CD
From: pavane
Date: 15 Oct 10 - 06:13 AM

And, of course, if quantities are not logged, you don't have the hassle of paying royalties. (Not sure whether this is the driver behind Celtic Music CD-R's, of course)

Subject: RE: The CD-R Folk CD
From: pavane
Date: 15 Oct 10 - 06:16 AM

MAttkeen - nothing wrong, and it's a legal requirement to pay copyright owners, but people may see it as an unnecessary extra cost. If you look closely at a commercial CD in the UK, you will see their logo somewhere (And also on our own CD-Rs)

Do you see it on these folk CD-R's sold in commercial outlets?

Subject: RE: The CD-R Folk CD
From: pavane
Date: 15 Oct 10 - 06:21 AM

Naturally, if all the songs are clearly public domain, or your own compositions, the MCPS fee is not needed, but there can still be claims of infringement - look at My Sweet Lord (George Harrison, but claimed to be from He's so fine), or Fings ain't what they used to be (Bart, but claimed to be In the Mountain Greenery), to name just a few well known examples.

And Scarborough Fair (Paul Simon, trad song but Carthy's arrangement)

Subject: RE: The CD-R Folk CD
From: mattkeen
Date: 15 Oct 10 - 06:32 AM

I agree with you pavane

Generally there is too much whinging about MCPS/PRS etc and in this time of "free" music musicians, arrangers and composers deserve to be paid and have some protection and support

I personally did a couple of CDs under a Creative Commons license by the way - which I think is a serious attempt to address the copying/stealing issue - anyway sorry to digress

Subject: RE: The CD-R Folk CD
From: YorkshireYankee
Date: 15 Oct 10 - 02:11 PM

mattkeen -- what is a Creative Commons license? Sounds interesting...