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There are two types of copyrights to consider when getting your CD or cassette package mass produced.
The first type is the copyright that covers the rights of authorship and/or publishing of the musical components of a composition such as the music & lyrics. To obtain clearance to mass produce when these rights do not belong to you or your organization, contact the folks mentioned on our anti-piracy page. If all the rights for all compositions included in your project belong to you or your organization, it is advisable that you make a statement to that effect within your product packaging by using the © symbol. The second type is the phono copyright. This right belongs to the individual or organization who is the legal owner of the master recording. |
In order to mass produce when you or your organization do not own the phono copyrights, you must first obtain a master license from the actual owner.
If all the phono copyrights for all recorded works included in your project belong to you or your organization, it is advisable that you make a statement to that effect within your product packaging by using the  symbol.
You must obtain the proper clearances for any compositional authorship, publishing rights or phono copyrights which do not belong to you or your organization. Raintree will not produce any project when intellectual property rights are not properly documented and/or authorized. |