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voxwomanBecause I might just have to open it real soon.
I've known about one of my songs being available on iTunes via a compilation album I was asked to be on in 2002 for a little over a year now (and looking back, was probably an issue even farther back with getting some tuneage going on Myspace), and today I finally had the time to dig up the contract and start contacting people about this.
My song, "Round and Round" (well, Music for the Goddess' song) was licensed to Latex Records in June of 2002 for five years. This means the license expired on Litha 2007, because neither party asked to renew it. I certainly wouldn't have, because I never received a royalty statement or a check - ever.
Our contract stipulates that I'm supposed to get 25 cents for every record sold. What is lacking in the contract (and I can't believe I let these things slide - I know better now, having seen book contracts in the intervening eight and a half years) is a schedule for receiving statements or payments, and better recourse for non-compliance other than canceling the contract.
In any event THE CONTRACT HAS EXPIRED, and Latex Records has no right to continue selling my song.
Gods help you if you want to contact Apple or iTunes, however. I sent an email to their tech support, because that's the only contact info I can find on their website. I have no idea if this song has sold one or one thousand copies. I would like to know, and I sure wouldn't mind getting paid for it, either.
I need to get this all straightened out before I attempt to put the rest of my music online, or try to sell audio books. I really hope I don't have to hire a lawyer to get this all settled, either. I don't want to ruin this guy's life over what's probably just a few hundred dollars. But I also don't want to be used as a doormat or ripped off.
I've known about one of my songs being available on iTunes via a compilation album I was asked to be on in 2002 for a little over a year now (and looking back, was probably an issue even farther back with getting some tuneage going on Myspace), and today I finally had the time to dig up the contract and start contacting people about this.
My song, "Round and Round" (well, Music for the Goddess' song) was licensed to Latex Records in June of 2002 for five years. This means the license expired on Litha 2007, because neither party asked to renew it. I certainly wouldn't have, because I never received a royalty statement or a check - ever.
Our contract stipulates that I'm supposed to get 25 cents for every record sold. What is lacking in the contract (and I can't believe I let these things slide - I know better now, having seen book contracts in the intervening eight and a half years) is a schedule for receiving statements or payments, and better recourse for non-compliance other than canceling the contract.
In any event THE CONTRACT HAS EXPIRED, and Latex Records has no right to continue selling my song.
Gods help you if you want to contact Apple or iTunes, however. I sent an email to their tech support, because that's the only contact info I can find on their website. I have no idea if this song has sold one or one thousand copies. I would like to know, and I sure wouldn't mind getting paid for it, either.
I need to get this all straightened out before I attempt to put the rest of my music online, or try to sell audio books. I really hope I don't have to hire a lawyer to get this all settled, either. I don't want to ruin this guy's life over what's probably just a few hundred dollars. But I also don't want to be used as a doormat or ripped off.
