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Recording - Who Owns What?
I'm from Pennsylvania.
In short:
Friends of mine are in a band. They recently recorded an album at a local studio using 4 members. One of the members has left the band (be it his own decision or he was kicked out), and is threatening to sue the band if they release the recording... claiming that he is part owner to the songs & copyrights & so forth.
Most of the songs were written individually, brought to the band by one individual, and then each member added their parts respectively. (The person that left is a guitarist/background vocalist.)
Who owns the songs?
Is this person entitled to anything more than payment for his works on the recording and/or a portion of the money from sales of the disc?
They're wondering if they should halt production.
Thank you for your time & assistance, I hope I made this as concise as possible.
I'm from Pennsylvania.
In short:
Friends of mine are in a band. They recently recorded an album at a local studio using 4 members. One of the members has left the band (be it his own decision or he was kicked out), and is threatening to sue the band if they release the recording... claiming that he is part owner to the songs & copyrights & so forth.
Most of the songs were written individually, brought to the band by one individual, and then each member added their parts respectively. (The person that left is a guitarist/background vocalist.)
Who owns the songs?
Is this person entitled to anything more than payment for his works on the recording and/or a portion of the money from sales of the disc?
They're wondering if they should halt production.
Thank you for your time & assistance, I hope I made this as concise as possible.
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