Re: [Harp-L] copyright issues and permission

[Mike Fugazzi <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx>]

Your guitar player is right.  http://www.harryfox.com/index.jsp

We have recorded two covers on two separate CDs and paid the rights to make money off of our takes (which were with our own twist).  Even if you are giving it away for promo, you need to do this.  That is because you are still making money from the music (you got the gig because they heard your cover).





Mike Fugazzi
Vocals/Harmonica
http://playingtheharmonica.blogspot.com/

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From: tom cox <tcslim@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Harp L Archives <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, March 29, 2010 12:32:40 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] copyright issues and permission


Hi fellow harpers



I have been doing some recording recently and hope to be releasing a long overdue acoustic album soon. There are some classic blues on it such as KC Moan, Sun is Shining, etc. Also a cover of 'Ride that Train' from Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan, a Gary Primich number too. Tom Ball, perhaps you could answer this??



'The other half' the guitar player is panicking about copyright issues and thinks we need to pay to put these on an album. I know of countless blues outfits that release self funded albums and as long as they acknowledge the orginal source seem to get away with it. Can any of you advise me about this as the guitarist who makes playing his living and declares his earnings is worried about getting bitten on the ass later in life for us not going down the correct copyright channels etc. 





We are only planning on selling these cds to get more work and at gigs, it was self funded. 





cheers Tom C
                          
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