Re: Re: re-selling wholesale music tapes on internet

Subject: Re: Re: Re: re-selling wholesale music tapes on internet

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: : : I am considering recording an album of cover tunes, (paying the mechanical license royalties as usual) and then selling copies of the album via downloads on the Internet. Of course I am willing to pay the mechanical royalties for each download. Does the law say I need to secure a special agreement with the copyright holder of the song in order to distribute over the Internet? I would be willing to provide a third party verification system to guarantee the download counts are accurate. : : Dear Steve, : : If I understand what you are saying, it looks like you are asking for trouble. You can get the compulsory licence to the music but to copy and sell you are going to also have to get the rights to the performance. That is a whole nuther ballgame. : : M. Arthur Auslander : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : : ELAINE's Workshop™ : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : I Know it is legal for me to record my version of, lets say, I want to hold Your Hand by the Beatles. All I have to do is to get a mechanical license and they cannot deny me the right to sell CD's with my version of the song as long as I pay the mechanical. : My question is what happens when I take this right and apply it to electronic distribution?

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