There are licenses necessary for the composition as well as licenses necessary for the recording of the composition. These are completely different and the rights to these are often owned by different parties.
Further, the term "synch license" applies to the composition. To use a master recording, you need a master use license.
Further, the owner of master recordings is not entitled to payment for the playing of the recording on terrestrial radio stations (to the contrary when it comes to Internet radio). Only the owner of the public performance rights in the composition are entitled to such payments.
I practice law in the music business and have been for nearly 37 years, back when there actually were "records." :-)
You can read an article on my site called "The Use of Music on Multimedia Web Sites" which covers much of this. www.ivanhoffman.com. Click on "Articles for Recording Artists, Song Writers, Actors and Entertainers."
LGJ: Cross-Licensing Complications
Dec 30th 2009 10:15AM (Joystiq)Further, the term "synch license" applies to the composition. To use a master recording, you need a master use license.
Further, the owner of master recordings is not entitled to payment for the playing of the recording on terrestrial radio stations (to the contrary when it comes to Internet radio). Only the owner of the public performance rights in the composition are entitled to such payments.
I practice law in the music business and have been for nearly 37 years, back when there actually were "records." :-)
You can read an article on my site called "The Use of Music on Multimedia Web Sites" which covers much of this. www.ivanhoffman.com. Click on "Articles for Recording Artists, Song Writers, Actors and Entertainers."