Licensing - LA Underground Radio

How Does Licensing Work?

For you to license your song to LA Underground Radio you will need to own or be licensed to use all of the copyright licenses associated with your song, including any images used.

Guidelines*

Example #1: You wrote the song, performed, recorded and published the song. You can fully license your work.

Example #2: You and a friend wrote the song, performed, recorded and published the song. You will need to obtain permission from your friend to license that song.

Example #3: You wrote the song, your friends played an instrument, you recorded and published the song. You will need to obtain permission from all of your friends to license your song.

Example #4: You wrote the song, performed, but a record label recorded and published the song. You will need to obtain permission from the record label to license your song or you can ask the record label to submit your song on your behalf but you will need to license them.

Example #5: You wrote the song, your friends played an instrument, a record label recorded the song and a publishing company distributed your song. You will need to obtain permission from all to license your work.

Guidelines for Independent Labels

You will need to obtain permission from the Artist, Performer, Songwriter and Publisher before submitting any work to LA Underground Radio.

Common definitions

• Artist
Artists records sound recordings. A band is an artist. A rapper is an artist. A singer is an artist.

• Songwriter
Songwriters write the compositions.

• Sound Recording
Some call this the “master”. Sound recordings are not to be confused with compositions. Artists record sound recordings.

• Composition
This is the song. Not the recording. Songwriters write compositions.

• Record labels
Represent artists. Labels own the master.

• Publishing companies
Represent songwriters.

• PROs
Performing Rights Organizations. In the US, these are ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and GMR. These organizations represent songwriters and publishers.

• SoundExchange
SoundExchange is a performing rights organization and represent artists and labels.

*Disclaimer

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