If you use , say, a 30 second clip of a video or Mp3 you recorded of someone else's song on your website, do you still need copyright clearance? What do you do? Ignore or pay the fee.
The CD I am recording, I will of course go through the process of getting copyright permissions from the Harry Fox Agency.
I know you have to pay the royalty fees the agency charges each time you sell a CD, but what if you give one away, say to a relative, or as a demo CD?
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I belive that when smaller quantities of CDs are pressed - say 1000 copies, Harry Fox charges according to the number manufactured.
The last time I went through this process the process was: contact Harry Fox, request license, then pay according to how many units would be pressed.
I am sure that it works different with major labels who are selling multiple thousands of copies.
The last time I went through this process the process was: contact Harry Fox, request license, then pay according to how many units would be pressed.
I am sure that it works different with major labels who are selling multiple thousands of copies.