What Charley said...not to mention that it's the RIGHT thing to do. Songs should be researched meticulously to make sure that the writers-composers are known and credited and that the correct permissions and licenses put in place. A wee correction to Charley's rate quote-the US rate (as set by Harry Fox) is now 9.1 cent per each song 4 minutes and under. That gets multiplied by the number of units you manufacture. Again this is for US licenses.

The UK is whole 'nother cuppa.

Since I am not a writer, I have had to learn about all of this stuff, and it can get fairly complicated. Like Roll 'n Go, I prefer to deal with the writer directly and most of my mechanical licenses have been obtained that way. I did, however, have to go the HF route for three songs from my new album.

Debra Cowan