[Art Munson]

Thanks to everyone for your responses!

[Art Munson]

@ MichaelL

Thanks for your response. I was specifically asking about folks feelings and thoughts toward libraries that accept music without listening to it first. Let me attempt to clarify, I already have music in both non-exclusive and royalty free libraries. I’m not wrestling with that particular business decision and I don’t think I’m “above” any particular business model. The non-exclusive and RF libraries that I’m with did listen to my music first and the royalty free library I’m with is actually very active during the composition process. I just have concerns about a library that doesn’t seem to care but otherwise presents itself well. I would think that that attitude could possibly reflect back on it’s contributors but that’s where I’m not sure and I’m asking for insight and/ or experience here.

 

[Art Munson]

Thanks, Art!

[Art Munson]

“Ha! Hopefully It’s obvious that I meant to type “without listening” in the title. Silly fingers…”

Got that fixed for you.

[Art Munson]

Ha! Hopefully It’s obvious that I meant to type “without listening” in the title. Silly fingers… It would be nice if you could edit these things if you make a mistake…

[Art Munson]

bigg rome:
I am still Team JP but i just speak my truth.
After all not most are notwilling to do that in todays society

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That’s fine but your “truth” may not be the same as another persons. I’m just trying to keep life amicable. 🙂

[Art Munson]

bigg rome:

[Removed by moderator – not relevant. Please keep this forum friendly!]

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Please keep it friendly bigg rome as I will remove comments that add nothing to the conversation and only try to inflame.

[Art Munson]

Scott Ross:
Well, that’s a bummer about the dvds. I have no idea how it got there.

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You can find out, just takes some digging. Try finding the production company and/or the music editor or music supervisor. It’s been my experience when you are trying to track someone potentially using your music without a license, they respond very well.

[Art Munson]

In my view you would be better off sending them what you are pitching.

[Art Munson]

Generally speaking the library would register the song with your PRO if they are collecting the publishing income. Registered or not the song will get picked up off of the cue sheet anyway (if it’s on the cue sheet correctly).

[Art Munson]

Barbie:
Art, just checking if you can add me to this thread since for some reason I’m not getting any emails re AudioSparx or other threads that I like to follow.Thanks!

Barbie

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Hi Barbie,

Sorry for the problem.

I’ve checked everything on this end an all seems to be working. I’m not hearing any other complaints of others not receiving follow-up e-mails from the forum or comment subscriptions.

Please check with Audiosparx’s ISP and see if MLR is being blocked for some reason (that can happen if someone decides to file a complaint at the DNS level). There may be other security implementations on AS’s end that are blocking the e-mails.

If anyone else is having problems please let me know as this may be an ongoing problem that I should know about.

Thanks!

Art

[Art Munson]

FYI. For those of you who are not up to speed on the YouTube Content ID system please read https://musiclibraryreport.com/youtube-music/youtube-content-id-program/

[Art Munson]

Paul:
This may sound ridiculous to you, but the other reason is that I’m starting to produce a number of hard rock/metal pieces and some people MAY have a problem with this.Think conservative idealogues.There are corners of this country (US) that are so conservative it’s scary.At least to me anyway.

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Great point Pat!

[Art Munson]

johnfrancis:
Hi Art, I’m 5 pages into the thread called Retitling and it seems to be about retitling work that is in exclusive libraries. And then there’s the non-exclusive libraries’ own retitling of work that they can obtain publishing rights for.

Can I simply ask:
Even if the library I use retitles my work elsewhere, is there anything legally wrong with me retitling my own work for other non-exclusive libraries?

Or is there something else I’m missing?

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You need to keep reading to grasp all of the implications. I for one have no problem with re-titling my music for different libraries and/or situations but many others would vigorously differ with me.

[Art Munson]

guscave: I have direct deposit. The money goes in a day before the statements go out from BMI.

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I have direct deposit also but mine shows up on the day of distribution.

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