[OutVoice] Doing covers legally

[Taylor, Christopher]

Thanx for the link/info, Jay. We've shied away from recording any covers
(live, that's a DIFFERENT Story) because we never really knew what the
process was. Btw, WE'RE smaller than you, at least you've released a
cd-lol! ;~)

Chris & Jim
(the) fundamentalists

-----Original Message-----
From: OutVoice-bounces at outvoice.net
[mailto:OutVoice-bounces at outvoice.net] On Behalf Of Jay Spears
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 10:10 PM
To: freddy at freddyfreeman.com
Cc: outvoice at outvoice.net; outmusic at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [OutVoice] Doing covers legally

Hey Freddy --

I'm putting a cover tune on my new CD.  I paid $89 for the "compulsory
license" at Harry Fox ( http://harryfox.com/index.jsp ), and I'll pay a
royalty for every CD I sell.  I know I would want anyone who wants to
cover one of my tunes to do the same, no matter how "small" they think
they are.  Besides, I LOVE the song I'm covering, and would love to give
the songwriter some money for his work.  I want people to do the same
for me!

Besides, why not think big, & play like the big boys play?  No one is
smaller than me right now -- but just you wait, maybe this very cover
tune will help drive my new album, as the Beatles used to dream before
they were big, "to the toppermost of the poppermost".

That's my tuppence.

Cheers, bro!

Jay

Jay Spears
Boy Howdy!
jay at jayspears.com
http://www.jayspears.com

Not since, maybe, Randy Newman, have I heard a body of work so packed
with unique songs. -- MITCH GALLOB, Streeter Music

Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jay Spears is just the kind of troubadour
that the gay world needs. -- JASON ROUSH, Aug 28 BAY WINDOWS, "New
England's Largest Gay & Lesbian Newspaper"

BOY HOWDY is a cheering affirmation of gay love. -- JASON VICTOR SERINUS
(The New York Blade, North Carolina's Q-Notes, The Washington Blade, The
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