Comments on: what’s original about originals? http://soupgreens.com/2009/10/21/whats-original-about-originals/ music and americana by Lucas Gonze Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:29:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: gurdonark http://soupgreens.com/2009/10/21/whats-original-about-originals/comment-page-1/#comment-6532 gurdonark Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:40:38 +0000 http://soupgreens.com/?p=618#comment-6532 Songs at least have the virtue of liberal licensing through the mandatory royalty system, but I'm never sure how that works when it comes to on=line posting. There must be an answer,but my impression is that the answer is un-economic for cover songs. I need to read up a bit. I think that ownership of the original song is the traditional form of royalty an artist ideally actually receives, as opposed to so many other royalties that can get swallowed up by record label silliness. It would be interesting to see songwriting culture arise again as it did in the 50s and 60s, though the worst excesses of that NY formulaic writing I will not miss. Songs at least have the virtue of liberal licensing through the mandatory royalty system, but I’m never sure how that works when it comes to on=line posting. There must be an answer,but my impression is that the answer is un-economic for cover songs. I need to read up a bit.

I think that ownership of the original song is the traditional form of royalty an artist ideally actually receives, as opposed to so many other royalties that can get swallowed up by record label silliness.
It would be interesting to see songwriting culture arise again as it did in the 50s and 60s, though the worst excesses of that NY formulaic writing I will not miss.

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