Friday, December 07, 2007

Warner/Chappell, Radiohead in Licensing Breakthrough

Have to admit, Radiohead is keeping their name in the news every week - nice job. However, what might this news mean for the future ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and Harry Fox?

From Lars Brandle, Billboard:

Radiohead and its long-time publisher Warner/Chappell Music have launched a unique "all rights" digital licensing service for the alternative rock band's new album "In Rainbows," Billboard.biz can reveal.

The music publishing giant has created a global "one stop shop" solution for the critically-acclaimed set, which will enable potential rights users worldwide to secure licenses from a single destination, effectively side-stepping the label and traditional collecting societies networks.

For the new album, Warner/Chappell will administer all digital rights, including mechanical, performing, synchronisation, lyrics, master recordings, image and likeness, and will license synch rights for both publishing and master rights for TV and film synch uses in the offline world.
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