Legal Question in Entertainment Law in California

Mechanical License

My wife and I are producing a CD. We are in the process of reviewing Mechanical license agreements being that there are other composers participating in this project. Is it standard to require that the royalty rate/payments increase as new laws are in enacted in the future, or should we negotiate for a permanent rate based on the statutory rate at the time of the agreement?

Thanks in advance for your help and guidance.


Asked on 12/30/08, 8:11 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Gordon Firemark Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark

Re: Mechanical License

Yes... mechanical royalties typically are tied to the Then-current statutory royalty rate at the time the records are distributed.

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Answered on 1/13/09, 2:41 pm


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