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07 Nov 2009 01:52 AMSelling beats

 Before I ask my questions, please forgive me for my english, i know it isn't perfect but I'm woking on it.

So I have some decent beats (I haven't upload them here), and I'd like to sell them. But i have some questions about it.

What means exclusive or unexclusive rights?

If I sell my beat, should I send the project (flp.) or the MP3?

If I sell my rights, could the person who buys it tell the label that he made the beat?

If the person makes the song, and it will be well known, will the label sign me?

If I send the beat to a person, what makes me sure that i will be paid? 
 

Please help me, and thx for the answers. 

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09 Nov 2009 02:10 PM
Never give exclusive rights to your beats. Never ever!
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09 Nov 2009 03:04 PM
Posted By Triple C on 07 Nov 2009 01:52 AM

 Before I ask my questions, please forgive me for my english, i know it isn't perfect but I'm woking on it.

So I have some decent beats (I haven't upload them here), and I'd like to sell them. But i have some questions about it.

What means exclusive or unexclusive rights?

If I sell my beat, should I send the project (flp.) or the MP3?

If I sell my rights, could the person who buys it tell the label that he made the beat?

If the person makes the song, and it will be well known, will the label sign me?

If I send the beat to a person, what makes me sure that i will be paid? 
 

Please help me, and thx for the answers. 


- exclusive rights basically means that the buyer now owns the beat.... unexclusive rights (aka leasing) means you still own the beat and can still sell it to other people... it's more complicated than that, but you get the idea... (prices may vary, but for example i lease my beats for $20 and sell exclusive for $200)... exclusives cost more because once you sell a beat exclusively, you cannot make any more money from that beat.

- you should probably send the beat as a .wav file (or the .mp3, but wav is better quality)... i wouldn't reccomend sending the project file.

- the buyer must give you credit for the beat, they cannot claim that they made it... however, you should make this clear in some sort of contract

- send the beat AFTER you receive the money

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09 Nov 2009 05:45 PM
Send in 24bit wave format...
NEVER send project files if u sell unexclusive
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09 Nov 2009 07:25 PM
about exclusive and inexclusive rights...

u can also do exclusive leases if you choose to. they are more expensive than inexclusive leases, but not as much as exclusive rights. Basically you are selling the beat to an artist for a particular amount of time, but you cannot lease the beat to anyone else. have a time frame for how long u want the lease to last. the longer the lease, the more expensive it will be. after the lease is up, the beat is yours to sell/lease again to anyone you choose.

an artist/label can state that they made the beat if you sell them the exclusive rights to a beat. you should state in some sort of contract that full recognition should be given to you as far as you producing the track. also if you sell exclusively, you should have a part in the contract about residual income from the beat (royalties, etc.)

only send the mp3 to an artist if they are leasing. for exclusive leases and exclusive buys, i send a session file with each instrument separated out for better mixing purposes only. other than that, do not send out your flp file.

to make sure you get paid, you put the amount in the contract, send the customer the contract and have them sign it and return it to you and have them pay you first (paypal, credit card, cash, etc..). then you send them the instrumental. you are both bound by the contract, so don't try to back out of the contract on your customers either. things are a lot more clear when they are in black and white. verbal agreements can be turned around in court.
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10 Nov 2009 03:26 AM
Thx guys, helped me a lot
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15 Nov 2009 05:42 AM
A small clarification to all this.

You are all both right and wrong at the same time. What Exclusive/Unexclusive entails is what YOU put in the contract, however it is most often stuf that has been posted above. That said it can be anything, it is up to you to draft the contract so it suits your needs. After that it can be called Spantasticxclusive if you like the, the words exclusive and unexclusive have no legal meaning beyond their actual lingual content.

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