I finished recording a band a while back and I have been working on mastering their CD. I proposed a contract for them to sign. The only substantial term that they had to agree with was the following:
No editing in any way can be performed on the Master, or any part of the Master, by the Artist or any third party without expressed written permission. Any duplication of the Master must be made in whole.
Anyway, they did not like this term to say the least. Is this asking too much? Does anyone know what professional studios do?
Basically, this was put in the contract to keep a recording label from using part of the recording I made. I don't want some third party taking advantage of the work I did to make a profit.
Any suggestions as to what I should include in a contract? Is a contract necessary at all?
No editing in any way can be performed on the Master, or any part of the Master, by the Artist or any third party without expressed written permission. Any duplication of the Master must be made in whole.
Anyway, they did not like this term to say the least. Is this asking too much? Does anyone know what professional studios do?
Basically, this was put in the contract to keep a recording label from using part of the recording I made. I don't want some third party taking advantage of the work I did to make a profit.
Any suggestions as to what I should include in a contract? Is a contract necessary at all?