At Cutting Edge, we have been grappling with our client's desires to have 'free' music for their websites. What are the options? How do we keep our clients happy but still honor the fact that we work in a world of licensing, royalties and ownership? We are PRS members, after all.
It is pretty easy to go down the unsigned route. Grab the music of some youngster - ready to be exploited (in the nicest way) but is there another way?
Maybe it is here http://www.publicdomain2ten.com/
There has to be an amazing opportunity right now in music that is going public domain. I haven't done all the homework yet - how long is copyright of masters and publishing? - but I do know that some of the recordings on this site are pretty usable (in terms of audio quality and musicality). And every passing year brings a greater volume of works into public domain.
Food for thought...or is this just a can of worms?
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