it's called 'work for hire'.
you have no further rights to the performance and derivatives thereof.
you do the work.
you get paid [hopefully].
you go home [or to the pub and spend your fresh cash].
...jeff
--- On Thu, 5/21/09, djacques wrote:
From: djacques
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Rights of Original Mellotron Musicians
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 8:56 PM
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 guitar 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?