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"Just ask permission."



When it comes to dealing with the "permission culture" that goes along with copyright these days, there is really no way to win. Some rights holders say they just want to be asked, but the actual process involved makes it look like it would save a lot of time just assuming the answer is "no."



Hugh Brown (aka huge), an Australian artist and coach of the music industry, has experienced this process first-hand winding when it came to design of a parody of Adam Lambert "If I Had You", entitled "If I Had Stew." Parodies are treated a little different in Australia, despite recent concessions to Australian law of fair dealing. According to APRA (Australasian Performing Rights Association), "Change and lyrical parodies of works should [be] erased the owner of copyright."

"If I Had You" was not 't written by Lambert, but the composition of the Swedish team Maratone (Max Martin, Shellback and critio Lundin). But huge Maratone could not speak directly to their website indicated that all the songs the trio were held by the respective labels of the writer. Thus, an email sent requesting Maratone and other RCA / Jive Records for permission to make this record.

Sony heard anything huge, but no response ... Maratone who told him to contact Kobalt Music Publishing and EMI also said that. Quick count of those involved: It Maratone, behind the trio of composers Adam Lambert (who is likely to be sleeping the sleep of the angels of success). Sony Music. RCA / Jive Records. Kobalt Music Publishing. And EMI. Four labels and not one person willing to discuss broad clear parody. a couple of weeks pass and Sony has not yet responded. Kobalt UK and EMI Australia has ... species. The two labels led to an extensive set of forms to fill, even if he had given all this information in your initial message. The new forms are not even ask permission to record a parody. All they do is to help the labels on the development of an estimate on the song that has not yet recorded. And even if permission is granted, you can still not be enough. EMI has only

third

track in question. Composer Kovetchka Savan, a signer of EMI, helped track Lambert, Max Martin and Shellback with. This means you still need the permission of the other two great composers and some sort of response from Sony.

It is now almost a month since the first contact Great and no progress. Sony seems to ignore their requests. In all cases, it is
more

behind
than it was 27 days ago when everything it started. The "good" news is that the Kobalt Media (Kotecha representative) said 'yes', giving the third of a huge "permit" - pending approval of EMI ... and when it comes to obtain written permission, one third of an authorization form is about a third of nothing. Immense is the right thing and asked (and asked and asked ...) for the authorization, but despite the growing list of interested parties, it seems that the "permission" could be something that
simply can 't give
. And then ... things are quite off the rails.

huge open your last post of the debacle: ". Well, I'm speechless No wonder the major labels are struggling so much" Kobalt has given his blessing but EMI began a long process of correspondence relating to the fee so twisted that Joseph Heller would be proud.

Start with a simple request for clarification by EMI.

What is your main purpose for this use?

In your original question, I emphasized that the intention to make a video for the song, but said that "maybe" in your application form. Is it primarily for the release as a single mp3
answers aa huge

To be honest, my intention is to make the song for my own amusement.

If I play a few people who agree with me that it's fun and good, then I think seriously make a video at the lowest possible cost and drop it onto YouTube. I have some people who are interested in helping with this, although I heard the first.

If you get traction on YouTube, then I'll think of liberation as an MP3 and iTunes, etc. ... I just wanted to erase everything correctly first.

Measure the market before putting the song up for sale is common sense and YouTube is a good place to get quick feedback. But once mentioned YouTube, EMI released a preliminary contract for standard synchronization rights, demonstrating that its share of the money generated would be 33.34% and a guesstimated time fee of $ 1,000.

aa huge EMI
Kobalt transmits its approval letter, the label that sends out a completely different tangent.


just want to clarify with you that we license to EMI Publishing, so we include synchronization rights, if you intend to use the work in a video clip. To seek approval to record and release this song will contact our copyright. you have recorded the song. EMI request a contact name in the department of copyright and get this response:

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