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Thanks Art!

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I have been going back and remixing some older songs as my skills and gear have improved over the years.

Would you replace the old mixes in libraries, or submit the new ones under a new name [ie; “Old Name (2019 Mix)]?

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It seem odd that you can’t name the collection anymore. I used to name my copyright submissions “My Name Collection #1”, etc…

Now it automatically names it after your first song title then adds “…and 9 Other Unpublished Works”.

Any idea why that is and what advantage that has?

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Thank you, MichaelL, very informative and clear.

Each song having it’s own registration number seems like a good idea.

Even though it will cost more as I can submit less songs, it seems like we get a bit more protection if each song is registered separately….

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LAwriter: Same with me, I signed up with SoundExchange, and they have no money for me. That’s why I’m wondering about SongTrust and these other companies…

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I’ve been hearing about places like Songtrust and SoundExchange (which I know are set up entirely differently), but my question is this:

If most of my library music money comes from two sources, AS and P5, who I receive occasional payments from directly as well as through BMI, how will Songtrust and SoundExchange find additional money? Meaning, what will these two entities track and pay on that AS, P5 and BMI aren’t doing? And what will SoundExchange find that Songtrust doesn’t and vice versa?

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So the ISRC (and UPC) only relate to sales (physical or digital) but not streaming?

For some reason I assumed AS was giving me ISRC codes for purposes of the DSP sites….

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<The problem with that is that if a library releases your track on a compilation album, theoretically, you can’t release it again, AFAIK. That’s why I don’t let anyone release for me.>

Art, so does this mean that you don’t have your AS songs streaming on RadioSparx or their other platforms? What do you mean by “you can’t release it again”?

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Thanks Art.

Two related questions for you all:

I get my ISRC from AS. But the ISRC does not relate to my ‘version’ only the library version. Does this matter?

How are you guys getting UPC and ISRC codes? Are you sending all your NE tracks to places like CD Baby that include those codes as part of their service? Or are you getting accounts and codes from the ISRC organization for ISRC, and GS1 for UPC?

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What does “DSP” refer to in this thread?

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Nice!

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Hi Michael, thanks for the “happy vibe” compliment…yes, only the guitars and basses are live, banjo and accordion are midi … I’ve been getting into recording live percussion lately, and that’s a good suggestion — stocking up on noise making percussion.

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Skeebo, I don’t remember the name of the Russian site, I may have found out about it here on MLR. Every once in a while I will do a search on my name and a song name, and see where my songs are popping up, some results are legit, some are torrent sites, and others are questionable….

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You guys may want to check whether you’re on Spotify. I have my music on Spotify because Audiosparx has placed it there through one of their programs.

The lawsuit seems to specify that songwriters are eligible to join the lawsuit if Spotify made your musical composition available without a license. I am assuming that my Audiosparx agreement is the license they are referring to so I cannot join the lawsuit… does anyone know?

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Update… By online search I found the editor for the infomercial so I will contact him to see if he can either provide a cue sheet or connect me with someone who can … any advice from anyone who has pursued this course?

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