CONTINUED … are not to blame, they are forced to by law to remove any illegal music. How can we avoid being victims of this? You can ' t go after anyone legally because the agreement usually backs up the beat-maker because that ' s who made the agreement. You would be surprised how often this happens. See for yourself, visit a site that you have leased online beats from and I ' m sure you will see " SOLD " signs on some of the instrumental’ s you once leased. Meaning there ' s someone just waiting to come across the song you created, with what ' s now legally their beat, to report it and have it taken down. As an artist I feel that’ s not right. I copied this part of a lease from a popular beat site. I blocked out the beat makers name for privacy reasons. 6. This document serves as the standing agreement between you and Beat-Maker In the event that someone buys exclusive rights to the beat you have leased, your rights shall stand and the beat is still yours to use. 7. Leasing rights can be re-sold to more than one client. Upon purchasing leasing rights, the seller still owns the beat( s) and the seller is able to resell the beat( s) to any other party until exclusive rights have been purchased.“ It’ s confusing because once you sell exclusive rights away, how can you still grant previous rights to lessor? So, since we can ' t do anything about it as in terms of rights, these 3 tips will keep you under the radar and protect you and your music.
1. If you buy a beat with a hook or chorus already in it make sure you name the song you create completely different. Example: If the hook is already on the beat you leased, " I rep My City I rep My City I rep My city " do not name your song " Rep My City " Your song will be taken down shortly after that beat is sold exclusively. Name it something unique like " Where I ' m From " that will keep you under the radar allowing you to keep your music online.
2. Always keep all your proof of purchase credit card receipts etc …
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WRITTEN BY PERMASHINE