Dear Mr. Music Producer,
I know you are a creative, and you’re very busy and may not be
interested in legal jargons but I’m sure you are interested in making
some more money.
Stated below are some reasons why the artistes you give your beats, are ripping you off.
1. You are not taking steps to ensure you get your share from ring tones and caller tunes, when you could… and should.
2. You are not taking steps to ensure you benefit maximally from
international collaborations on songs you produced, when you could.
3. You are busy trying to transform yourself into an artiste/singer/rapper when you just don’t have what it takes.
4. You are not taking steps to maximize yield on each of your beats through multiple streams, when you could.
5. You are not taking steps to ensure you get your fair share from
well sponsored public performance of songs using you produced, when you
could.
6. You are not taking steps to ensure you get your fair share from
any advertising and endorsement related to use of songs performed on
your beats, when you could.
7. You are not taking steps to ensure you make money from local and international music royalties when you could.
8. You are not taking steps to ensure you make money from local and international music publishing, when you could.
9. You are not taking steps to organize yourself in a group to learn and insist on your rights.
10. You are not taking steps to organize your business within the
legal framework which positions you to fully get what the law says is
your own.
Now that you are fully aware of 10 (ten) different reasons why
you’ve not been making the kind of money that you should be making- you
should also be aware that unless you have or develop the required
boldness to insist on your legal rights and organize your business
within the required legal framework- nothing will change.
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Op-ed pieces and contributions are the opinions of the writers only and do not represent the opinions of Y!/YNaija
Justin Ige MCIArb is Managing Partner at CREATIVE LEGAL, a Media and Entertainment Law practise.
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