Archive for the ‘Mechanical Licenses’ Category

A nice article written by someone from the Harry Fox agency describing the basic concepts pretty well.

To learn more about digital download licenses

If you know the copyright owner personally (a friend of yours, for example), you can write up a basic mechanical license between you and sign.

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ22.pdf (Copyright Office circular 22)

Do not assume that an old piece of music is in the public domain and not subject to copyright.

Recording someone else’s song (Covers).