March 30, 2006, 9:49 a.m. (Message 44913, in reply to message 44903)
Iain, It is up to individual composers/artists to register with MCPS and provide lists of all their work. Other countries have there own organisations (eg Compass in Singapore) and registering with one should ensure that you receive royalties worldwide as they liaise with each other. There are all sorts of pitfalls from the producers point of view, firstly you have to make sure that the tunes you want to record are allowed to be recorded (strangely some composers will not give permission, if you then do record and sell the music, you are in breach of copyright). You then have to list the tune name, composer, publisher, arranger and time each tune (so an 8 x 32 piece would be likely to have 4 tunes). It normally takes 2-3 weeks for the licence to come through, and only when you have the licence will (reputable) companies produce the CDs, and only the number for which you have paid (it is licenced per CD). The CD Replicators have to fit you in their schedule which can also take a couple of weeks, so when you add on the time post production time (the time it takes after the recording to produce the master CD) it can easily take a couple of months. Happy Dancing Sue Petyt www.suepetyt.me.uk Skype Sue Petyt