Group items tagged

eight kinds of publishing deals

new kind of contract evolved, consisting of three basic elements: (1) The songwriter would assign all copyright ownership of the songwriter’s songs to the publisher; (2) The publisher would then commercially exploit the songs (e.g., by the sale of sheet music); and (3) The publisher would pay royalties to the songwriter.

one particular kind of deal that will be the most appropriate type of agreement for a particular situation. By the same token, that same contract will likely be totally inappropriate for many other types of situations.