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No. Furnace does not require our clients to provide licensing information as long as it's an original performance by your artist and does not include samples of the original recording. With this being said, Furnace MFG urges you to obtain the mechanical license to comply with copyright laws and to properly reimburse royalties to the songwriter(s). You can pursue this a few different ways:
1) The easiest way to obtain a mechanical license and pay the royalty fees up front is to contact the Harry Fox Agency (212-370-5330 or www.harryfox.com). You can complete all applications for projects of less than 2,500 units online by visiting www.songfile.com.
2) You can also contact the copyright owner directly and negotiate a mechanical license royalty rate. This can be more time consuming but may save you money in the long run (especially if your release is a hit!) Find out who owns the song's copyright by contacting the following publishers/licensing companies: ASCAP (212-621-6000 or www.ascap.com), BMI (212-586-2000 or www.bmi.com), or SESAC (615-320-0055 or www.sesac.com).
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Yes, but only with the proper license. Anytime you use a clip of a song, movie, TV show or commercial recording of any kind, you must obtain a Master Use License from the content owner before we begin replication of your CDs or DVDs. You can find out who owns the song's copyright by contacting the following publishers/licensing companies: ASCAP (212-621-6000 or www.ascap.com), BMI (212-586-2000 or http://www.bmi.com), or SESAC (615-320-0055 or www.sesac.com).
There are absolutely no exceptions to this rule.
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Furnace MFG participates in the Anti-Piracy Compliance Program headed up by the International Recording Media Association (IRMA.) This organization protects copyright owners from unauthorized reproduction of their intellectual property by going after piracy dealers and replicators who knowingly or unknowingly replicate unauthorized product. All reputable manufacturers will require you to submit paperwork showing your ownership of the intellectual property you wish to reproduce. If they don't, you risk the loss of your product, masters and possibly your money as the manufacturer you use may be shut down by IRMA. Since each master/project contains original content, each job you send to Furnace will require its own Replication Rights Form. If you have any questions on how to fill out this form - please contact your account representative and ask for help.
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When doing a compilation disc there are two things to consider:
1) If a company is releasing a compilation of songs it owns and has previously released, then a properly completed Replication Rights Form listing the company as the copyright owner will suffice.
2) If a company is releasing a compilation of songs where some or all of the songs are being licensed from another copyright owner, a completed Audio Manufacturing Agreement must be supplied for each song or artist.
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Contact the Library of Congress to get the necessary forms to copyright your music (www.copyright.gov - 202-707-9100). Send them the completed forms, a CD or CD-R of the recorded material, a lyric sheet and the $30 fee in a certified mail package to ensure they receive your package. Furnace suggests you send all of the songs that you have recorded at one time so this fee covers them all. Within a few weeks, you'll receive confirmation on whether your songs have been successfully copyrighted. Once your songs are copyrighted, you'll want to affiliate yourself with a music publisher/licensing agency that will track radio and television uses and pay you any performance royalties for which you are entitled.
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