THIS IS A MUST READ ARTICLE IF YOU PLAN ON DOING BUISNESS WITH THEM!
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INPORTANT INFO ABOUT CD BABY...SHADY CONTRACT!
- Thread starter Doberman
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KNOWLEGE OF SELF
wE MUST STUDY THIS MUSIC BUSNIESS!!!
THIS IS A BUSINESS AND IT IS AN ATTACK ON THE UNDERGROUND BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY DON'T CONTROL US YET. WE MUST STUDY BUSINESS. READ READ READ!!!! FEED YOUR BRAIN MANN OR SOMEONE WILL BE EATING OFF YOU IN REAL WAY.
THE MACHINE WANT THE UNDERGROUND. THAT IS WHY I STAND FOR INDEPENDENT BUSINESS AND WHICH NO PRICE TAG!
STUDY OUR ENEMY!!!!!!!
wE MUST STUDY THIS MUSIC BUSNIESS!!!
THIS IS A BUSINESS AND IT IS AN ATTACK ON THE UNDERGROUND BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY DON'T CONTROL US YET. WE MUST STUDY BUSINESS. READ READ READ!!!! FEED YOUR BRAIN MANN OR SOMEONE WILL BE EATING OFF YOU IN REAL WAY.
THE MACHINE WANT THE UNDERGROUND. THAT IS WHY I STAND FOR INDEPENDENT BUSINESS AND WHICH NO PRICE TAG!
STUDY OUR ENEMY!!!!!!!
Read this part again playa!
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A CONTRACT OF TORTURED CREDIBILITY
According to the eight attorneys who responded to my initial query, the CD Baby contract has several major loopholes that could permanently hinder an artist's ability to navigate beyond the Do-It-Yourself realm to the strata of major label artist; something most of CD Baby's clients presumably want. Many
clauses in the CD Baby contract tie up rights exclusively for a minimum of three years, and some clauses attempt to grab rights to the artist's "underlying compositions" themselves ("songs," for those who don't speak legalese.) This turns
the CD Baby contract into an EXCLUSIVE publishing and distribution deal fused together. (That the artist paid $40 for...WOW!)
Most major label recording contracts have similar clauses that stick their hands deep into the pockets of artists, but there is usually an advance of some magnitude as part of the exchange. With CD Baby's deal the artist pays for
the exclusive licensing of their music.
Furthermore, the CD Baby contract allows them to sell their exclusive licenses to ANY third party without conferring with their client first(THE ARTIST). (Let's hope it's to a third party that pays royalties, since their agreement is a " flow-through" deal to their clients.) This in effect makes CD Baby's basic business
model no different that that of a standard major label, except there is no advance to the artist, no promotion campaign, and no MTV video. (And we thought record deals couldn't get much worse.) End Quote:
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The second you upload a song to CD-Baby...they become the owners of it and can do with it as they see fit to benifit them....NOT YOU!
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A CONTRACT OF TORTURED CREDIBILITY
According to the eight attorneys who responded to my initial query, the CD Baby contract has several major loopholes that could permanently hinder an artist's ability to navigate beyond the Do-It-Yourself realm to the strata of major label artist; something most of CD Baby's clients presumably want. Many
clauses in the CD Baby contract tie up rights exclusively for a minimum of three years, and some clauses attempt to grab rights to the artist's "underlying compositions" themselves ("songs," for those who don't speak legalese.) This turns
the CD Baby contract into an EXCLUSIVE publishing and distribution deal fused together. (That the artist paid $40 for...WOW!)
Most major label recording contracts have similar clauses that stick their hands deep into the pockets of artists, but there is usually an advance of some magnitude as part of the exchange. With CD Baby's deal the artist pays for
the exclusive licensing of their music.
Furthermore, the CD Baby contract allows them to sell their exclusive licenses to ANY third party without conferring with their client first(THE ARTIST). (Let's hope it's to a third party that pays royalties, since their agreement is a " flow-through" deal to their clients.) This in effect makes CD Baby's basic business
model no different that that of a standard major label, except there is no advance to the artist, no promotion campaign, and no MTV video. (And we thought record deals couldn't get much worse.) End Quote:
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The second you upload a song to CD-Baby...they become the owners of it and can do with it as they see fit to benifit them....NOT YOU!