MUTANT SONGS
Sometimes, production and arrangements are everything to channel a song’s potential. And sometimes, compositions that did not get a chance to shine initially, or simply were not that great, find a second opportunity to become epic. I am not talking about cover songs that, while simply maintaining strong similarity to the original, happened to be more successful in the charts; but versions that have radically changed a composition and have done so for the better. These are wha
THE TERM OF COPYRIGHT APPLIED TO DURAN DURAN'S CASE. PART III: CONCLUSIONS.
The two previous articles dealt with Duran Duran's recent legal battle for the recovery of their copyright. This article will introduce a few suggestions that, after studying both the case and the resolution, could smooth future procedures. If you´re going to sign a music publishing agreement, first and foremost make sure you have an agent, or whomever who has access to the legal knowledge needed to protect your interests. If you have already signed a similar agreement to Dur
