does a “demo singer” have any legal rights to a song they record for a writer that pays them up-front?
Question by Lu_Lu_Belle: does a “demo singer” have any legal rights to a song they record for a writer that pays them up-front?
does a songwriter have to pay royalties to a “demo singer” (or other studio musician) if there is no contract between them and the demo artist(s) is/are not on the copyright for a song? once a writer has paid a studio musician or demo singer up-front to sing a song, does that writer ever owe the demo singer or studio musican any thing? can the writer release the song in any format by any distributor he or she chooses without any legal consequences from the demo singer and/or studio musician(s)? is the songwriter legally required to disclose that he or she is releasing the song over the internet in MP3 format, CD format, etc…if there is no contract between them?
Best answer:
Answer by ShakeZula
in short NO
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