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Hi Musicmatters,
It really depends on the size and complexity of your estate. If you have significant assets you should consider an attorney who specializes in estate planning. The same would apply if you have complicated needs with respect to your beneficiaries.MichaelLParticipantI recommend that you consult a qualified attorney in your state. I sent you PM with general answers to your questions.
MichaelLParticipantAre you in the US?
MichaelLParticipantI regularly receive royalties (writers and publishers) from the Travel Channel for a track that was licensed via Pond5.
I regularly received royalties from the CW for theme music on a show that is now on hiatus. I don’t know if their policy has changed.April 8, 2021 at 7:48 pm in reply to: CD Baby Pro Publishing and Working with Other Libraries #37672MichaelLParticipantCD Baby Pro and their publishing admin option involves YouTube Content ID, which can be a problem for libraries, especially some of the Royalty Free libraries.
MichaelLParticipant“Making a living” is a very broad, undefined term. One person’s top is another’s bottom.
There are an infinite number of variables that go into the equation of whether or not one can make a living composing production music. Given the right circumstances and needs, I think it’s possible.March 12, 2021 at 8:45 am in reply to: Claims on Instagram & Facebook: Who is the distributor?? #37533MichaelLParticipantIs there a YouTube link to the video? It should show who’s claiming the music.
What is the pseudonym of the person claiming to own your track?
There’s not enough information here to go on.March 11, 2021 at 3:09 pm in reply to: Claims on Instagram & Facebook: Who is the distributor?? #37523MichaelLParticipantIs this your video or did someone license your track and put it into their video, which Facebook then hit with a copyright claim?
Is the composer using a pseudonym or the video producer?
MichaelLParticipanti guess my main problem is having so few tracks out there and working a full time day job so if anything the one thing i need right now more than anything is time to write more music.
Two questions:
1) Is your current full-time job a potential well-paying career?
2) If so, do you hate it so much that you’d rather do this?I’ve said it before. There are easier ways to make money and better ways to make music. At some point, even writing music can become a “job,” like any other job, which can suck the life out of your passion for music if you aren’t careful.
MichaelLParticipantUnexpected money from Hong Kong, Kubed, for a track that’s 20 years old! Also received unexpected money from ASCAP for another 20-year old track that was used in a Golf Digest show.
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