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Selling Lyrics, how much should i charge?

eaks View Member Profile	Tue 18 Mar 2008, 14:58 Post #1
Member Group: Validating Posts: 83 Joined: 05-Aug 03 From: CA Member No.: 22,521	Hi all! to make it short, i've been in bands for more than 10 years now and have always wrote my own lyrics. Now people from other bands want to buy me some. How much should i charge? is there any normal rate there? I'm thinking of a per song fee with no real hopes to see the face of royalties here... thanks all! -------------------- you wish!!!!

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melenko View Member Profile	Thu 20 Mar 2008, 19:04 Post #2
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lepetitmartien View Member Profile	Fri 21 Mar 2008, 16:06 Post #3
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emgcarra View Member Profile	Fri 21 Mar 2008, 16:34 Post #4
Member Group: Members Posts: 96 Joined: 14-May 05 From: Caracas - VE Member No.: 65,694	If you are the author of the whole lyrics, you should expect a 50% of the royalties.... But if you want something in advance, the other half must be really in need or your name is Bernie Taupin, for instance...Jokes apart, You should expect any revenues, after the song is published, recorded, braodcasted. , etc. And if you are member of one of the collecting organizations (BMI, ASCAP; SESAC, etc)then you will cash them in the future... Hope this will be useful (Sorry if I am loosing some of the prolegomenon.)

eaks View Member Profile	Sat 22 Mar 2008, 22:04 Post #5
Member Group: Validating Posts: 83 Joined: 05-Aug 03 From: CA Member No.: 22,521	tx all! this sort of help but as I said, I have no real hopes to see the face of royalties since these bands have mostly no future. perhaps I underestimate em but I think they have not enough guts to make the necessary efforts to go far. So that's why I'd rather sell em lyrics and wish em good luck... have a nice day people! -------------------- you wish!!!!

jen0608 View Member Profile	Tue 27 May 2008, 10:40 Post #6
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 27-May 08 From: US Member No.: 101,321	I think it is per song...but for me if you have a band and you can composed a song...you better have it yours...copywriter it...so that no one would get it...and sing it...but we know that it will take a time to do that... -------------------- custom koozies \|\| custom tote bags

santino123 View Member Profile	Mon 14 Sep 2009, 14:51 Post #7
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 14-Sep 09 From: Usa - US Member No.: 110,523	Hi there! Im new in this site! Im Santino from LA! If you are the author of the whole lyrics, you should expect a 50% of the royalties.... But if you want something in advance, the other half must be really in need or your name is Bernie Taupin, for instance...Jokes apart, You should expect any revenues, after the song is published, recorded, braodcasted. Thanks!... -------------------- Wii Controllers

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