Not necessarily true. Accepting a paycheck does not automatically relinquish one's rights to future earnings from a recorded performance. The type of work must be agreed upon first. "Work for hire", which is probably the description of most if not all mellotron recordings would typify a buyout in perpetuity of the performance. Residual payment can be for the performance of a piece as well as the intellectual property.
fd
-----Original Message-----
From: john barrick <astroboy@cinci.rr.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, 21 May 2009 9:10 pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rights of Original Mellotron Musicians
David - I know nothing, so what better subject for me to chime in on. I
assume that all rights and claims were relinquished when they accepted a
paycheck for the sessions.
djacques wrote:
>
>
> I am sure that this must have been discussed, but I am curious what
> rights the original Mellotron musicians have/had when they recorded
> the original tapes. I also wonder about sections of popular music that
> used actual Mellotron performances (like the beginning Spanish guit
ar
> run in Bungalow Bill). The guitarist who performed this could say that
> he/she performed on a Beatles song! This is obviously a different
> story than the violinist who played one note for 8 seconds. I would
> not expect these musicians to get credit for the Moody Blues or
> Crimson songs… Where is the line drawn?
>
>
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