Members bionic_beats Posted December 3, 2018 Members Share Posted December 3, 2018 Hi, I make music with a partner, and want to specify the ownership of each song individually because I put significantly more time and knowledge into the music than he does. I have good knowledge of copyrights and the differences between the right in the composition and the right in the recorded composition but still some open questions: I thought about writing something like this per song (in addition to a partnership agreement): Individual Music Ownership Agreement Song name: "Supersong" 1. Musical composition:Partner A: 80%Partner B: 20% 2. Lyrics:Partner A: 50%Partner B: 50% 3. Performance on recorded composition with the name "Supersong":Partner A: 100%Partner B: 0% 4. Ownership of master:Partner A: 80%Partner B: 20% I am not sure whether 3 and 4 are handled separately or as one point. I know that usually whoever pays for the recording owns the master (traditionally the label but I record and mix in my studio). I have also heard that ownership of the master is equally shared in all participants including a label for example. Or can it be specified in detail as I have done above. Or does it make sense to value the recording and mixing as a "performance". Thanks a lot for any help.Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jaxjaxon Posted December 4, 2018 Members Share Posted December 4, 2018 What the Case is who wrote the song not who preforms the song, Andrew Loyd Webber Wrote A Contempry song Variations made into a Lp played by Rock Stars . But if this a partner ship I would say its 50/50 because with out the other the song may have never been made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bionic_beats Posted December 6, 2018 Author Members Share Posted December 6, 2018 Hi thanks. But afaik performers also acquire rights in recordings. Meaning if you play instruments or sing on a recording you have performance rights wich will be compensated through collecting societies (depending on country). I don't think every partnership has be 50/50 by default. For instance, one partner plays live the other one does most of the studio work. There can be a big imbalance which will create issues in the future if not dealt with in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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