Leasing Music

[Tony Hardie-Bick]

Nothing to stop him working on the track. If it ends up being worth
something, it's a derivative work, and you are both copyright holders,
and it cannot be sold without your agreement to terms.

Tony (HB)

NB: I am not a lawyer.

On 16/11/12 09:44, Declan Gorman wrote:
> Hey guys,
>    Earlier this year I worked on some tracks with a guy that I met
> through a mutual friend, one of which you can listen to here
> <http://soundcloud.com/dego/adrian-lenz-go-get-it>. Our relationship was
> simple and involved me writing some music and him putting lyrics to it
> and vice versa.  It was fun while it lasted and it was good experience
> working with him.  One track that we toyed around with was one that I
> wrote a few years ago.  I was never happy with whatever lyrics he put to
> it as I really like this particular track and at the time didn't want
> anything half assed done with it.  The stuff he wrote at the time was
> woeful and I told him so.
>
>    Recently he got in touch looking to buy that track from me so he
> could work on it himself.  After giving it much thought I replied saying
> that I would only lease the track to him with the conditions that I
> retain the copyright and get a percentage of any future royalties made
> from whatever song he produces using the track.  I also mentioned a
> legal contract to avoid any future confusion and asked him to go and
> research things at his end and then come back to me with a fair offer
> for the track.
>
>    So, my questions to you guys are if you have had a similar
> experience, am I going about it the right way and what would be
> considered a fair offer for a five minute track?
>
>    All feedback is appreciated.
>
> Declan.
>
>
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