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Garry S
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Putting a cover on a demo
      #11226 - 11/09/04 11:23 PM
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We're putting a new demo together and as we are going for the restaurant/bar market, I'd really like to put a cover on it (Come Together as it happens). If somebody could tell me who I need to approach / pay to get permission, and if it's horribly expensive, I'd be grateful.


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Rob C



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Re: Putting a cover on a demo new [Re: Garry S]
      #11378 - 12/09/04 01:01 PM
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As it's a fairly mainstream track you could start with MCPS - I'd guess it's assigned to them. Otherwise you can follow-up through the publisher. It's an interesting copyright as John got sued for nicking some key lyrics from Chuck Berry's "You Can't Catch Me". The owner Morris Levy sued Lennon who put three songs owned by Big Seven Music on Rock 'n' Roll by way of compensation. I'm pretty sure Come Together stayed a Northern Song though.

There's probably an estimated value placed on the use of a track that isn't for retail (because it does have value to you). The going rate for retail would be 6.5% of the value of the track (off the top of my head I think they work that out as a fraction of the running time of the CD multiplied by the number of copies).

Edited by Rob C. (12/09/04 01:06 PM)


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Re: Putting a cover on a demo new [Re: Rob C]
      #11383 - 12/09/04 01:13 PM
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Thanks Rob. I'll check out the MCPS. Didn't know about that piece of songwriting history - interesting.


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