Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. When a song is played on AM or FM radio, the writer’s performance royalty is paid to the songwriter
by the publisher.
2. Despite the huge demand for new pop songs, few songwriters are employed as staff writers by
music publishers.
3. Songwriters of hit songs are usually advised to create songs as “works for hire” because this
arrangement guarantees them big royalties that continue for decades.
4. The “controlled composition” clause in recording contracts allows singer-songwriters to earn more in
mechanical royalties than nonperformers because they control both the rights to the song and the
performance itself.
5. Even in the do-it-yourself era for songwriter-performers, it is highly advisable for songwriters to have
a contract with a company recognized as a music publisher, whatever its size.
1. true
2. true
3. false
4. false
5. true
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Lawyers are ethically required to charge artist clients only an hourly fee or a flat-fee retainer. 2. To save time and legal fees for beginning artists, most experts advise having one experienced attorney represent both parties in a negotiation. 3. Most music business attorneys prefer to negotiate with less knowledgeable adversaries because it gives them an opportunity to get more favorable deals. 4. For most music business attorneys, the majority of their time is spent with “transaction” work as opposed to litigation. 5. Because of conflict-of-interest rules, it is illegal for an artist’s attorney to manage the artist’s publishing company.
What is the texture of "I Can All Too Well Compare My Lady"?
a. heterophonic b. monophonic c. quadrophonic d. polyphonic